AD 2011-08-01
Effective 04/21/2011 · Published 04/06/2011
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 212 Helicopters
Summary
We are superseding an existing emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) for the Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 212 helicopters with a certain main rotor hub inboard strap fitting (fitting) installed. That EAD requires, before further flight, removing certain serial-numbered fittings and replacing them with airworthy fittings. It also requires performing a magnetic particle inspection (MPI) on fittings wit…