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Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters
The Federal Aviation Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 7, 2026. It took effect on August 11, 2026.
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What the agency says
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-09- 03, which applied to certain Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 430 helicopters. AD 2025-09-03 reduced the life limits on the main rotor (M/R) clevises, universal bearings, and universal to pitch link bolts and required re-identifying the M/R pitch link assemblies with new part numbered assemblies. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-09-03, the FAA received comments proposing changes to the actions of AD 2025-09- 03. This AD requires changes to the actions in AD 2025-09-03 and addresses the comments received on that AD. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-13685
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- July 7, 2026
- Takes effect
- August 11, 2026
- Dates
- This AD is effective August 11, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2026-3476; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-01366-R; Amendment 39-23395; AD 2026-13-12
- 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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