AD 2022-20-11
Effective 11/28/2022 · Published 10/24/2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters
Summary
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 429 helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of failed rivets between the tailboom skin and the tail rotor (TR) gearbox support assembly. This AD requires visually inspecting the external surface of the TR gearbox support assembly, borescope inspecting or visually inspecting the inside of the tailboom for certain…