AD 2023-10-05
Effective 06/07/2023 · Published 05/23/2023
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters
Summary
The FAA is superseding Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-07-51, which applied to all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters and which was previously sent to all known U.S. owners and operators of those helicopters. Emergency AD 2023-07-51 required inspecting for a gap between the main rotor (M/R) pitch link upper rod end assembly bearing and the pitch control lever assembly and, depending on the…