WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 13 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all AHD Model EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3, EC635T2+, MBB-BK 117 C-2, and MBB-BK 117 D-2 helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks on the cable drum of the rescue hoist assembly. This proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the cable drum of ce...