AD 2012-17-08
Effective 02/27/2013 · Published 01/23/2013
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters
Summary
We are superseding four airworthiness directives related to the main rotor yoke (yoke) on the Bell Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 helicopters, to retain certain inspections and certain life limits, to require an increased inspection frequency for certain yokes, and to expand these inspections and retirement lives to other yokes. This airworthiness directive is prompted by past reports of cracks in the yoke,…