AD 82-09-53

Airworthiness directive · Swashplate Drive Links · Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada 222

Effective
August 19, 1982
Model
222
Data sheet
TCDSH9SW
Registered aircraft
15 matched by model
Product
Aircraft · Rotorcraft
Amendment
39-4434
Docket
82-ASW-24

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed May 30, 2024.

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The airworthiness directive

82-09-53 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.: Amendment 39-4434. Applies to Model 222 helicopters certificated in all categories that are equipped with swashplate drive links, Part No. 222-010-460-101. (Airworthiness Docket No. 82-ASW-24.)

Compliance required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To prevent possible link failure due to excessive bearing wear in the main rotor swashplate drive links and possible link cracks, accomplish the following installation.

Before further flight, after the effective date of this AD, install swashplate drive links, Part No. 222-011-416 or 222-018-034 in place of swashplate drive links 222-010-460-101 as prescribed in Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Technical Bulletin 222-81-41, dated September 1, 1981, or by an equivalent procedure approved by Chief, Aircraft Certification Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region.

This AD supersedes and cancels AD No. T82-09-52.

This amendment becomes effective August 19, 1982, to all persons except those to whom it was made immediately effective by telegraphic AD T82-09-53 issued April 27, 1982, which contained this amendment.

Affected TCDS · 1

The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.

Registered aircraft · 15

Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.

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  • Bell15 aircraft
By year built
19801982
Registered aircraft by year built: 6 aircraft
19802
19813
19821

9 with no year recorded

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