AD 2020-03-13
Effective 03/12/2020 · Published 02/26/2020
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters
Summary
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW189 helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the hydraulic fluid level on each tail rotor (T/R) damper and depending on the inspection results, removing the T/R damper from service and reporting information or repetitively inspecting the T/R damper. This AD is prompted by reports of major leakage of hydraulic fluid in T/R dampers. Thi…