Summary
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-06-06, which applies to certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 505 helicopters. AD 2021-06-06 requires repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspections (FPIs) of the pilot collective stick and grip assembly and revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) for your helicopter. Since the FAA issued AD 2021-06-06, the pilot collective stick and grip assembly has been redesigned. This proposed AD would retain certain requirements of AD 2021-06-06, require modifying your helicopter to include the improved pilot collective stick tube and would add a terminating action for the repetitive FPIs. This proposed AD would also prohibit installing any pilot collective stick and grip assembly unless certain requirements of this proposed AD were met. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.