ROTOR Daily®

The FAA is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would have applied to all Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (Sikorsky) S-76 model helicopters with a certain life raft.

EASA proposed airworthiness directive (PAD) 21-026: Airbus Helicopters Model AS 332L2 helicopters; ATA 67 – Rotors Flight Control – Yaw Control Damper Support – Inspection / Replacement.

This airworthiness directive (AD) is issued pursuant to Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) 521.427. AD Number: CF-2021-05.

EASA proposed airworthiness directive (PAD) 21-023: Airbus Helicopters EC120B helicopters; ATA 64 – Tail Rotor – Blades – Inspection; ATA 64 – Tail Rotor – Blades – Inspection.

EASA airworthiness directive (AD) 2021-0048: Airbus Helicopters AS350, EC130, AS355, AS365, and SA 365 helicopters; ATA 62 – Main Rotor – Pitch Rod Upper Links – Marking / Inspection.

This AD requires inspecting each sliding door and replacing the upper rail or front roller or removing the front roller from service if necessary.

EASA airworthiness directive (AD) 2021-0046: Airbus Helicopters EC120B helicopters; ATA 62 – Main Rotor – Hub Scissors / Attachment Bolts – Inspection / Replacement.

FAA airworthiness directive (AD) 2020-19-02 required repetitively inspecting affected tail rotor (T/R) blades and, depending on the inspection results, repairing or replacing the T/R blade.

EASA proposed airworthiness directive (PAD) 21-019: Airbus Helicopters AS332 and EC225 helicopters; ATA 53 – Fuselage – Splice of Frame X5295 – Inspection / Repair / Modification.

EASA airworthiness directive (AD) 2021-0044: Leonardo S.p.A. AB139 and AW139 helicopters; ATA 24 – Electrical Power – Overhead Panel – Inspection.