Data / Federal rules / 2026-19987
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
The Federal Aviation Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 30, 2026. Comments are due by November 16, 2026.
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What the agency says
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2026-10-16, which applies to all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. AD 2026-10- 16 requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing maintenance manual (MM) or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. Since the FAA issued AD 2026-10-16, a determination was made that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations and maintenance tasks are necessary. This proposed AD would require incorporating these airworthiness limitations into the ALS of the existing MM or ICA and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19987
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- September 30, 2026
- Comments due
- November 16, 2026
- Dates
- The FAA must receive comments on this NPRM by November 16, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2026-11795; Project Identifier MCAI-2026-00539-R
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AA64
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 39
- Topics
- Air transportation; Aircraft; Aviation safety; Incorporation by reference; Safety
- Pages
- 4
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