FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; AIRBUS HELICOPTERS (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY EUROCOPTER FRANCE)

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter France).

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 3 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-10-01 and AD 2010-05-51, which applied to certain Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model EC120B helicopters. AD 2008-10-01 required replacing certain part-numbered and serial-numbered spherical thrust bearings. AD 2010-05-51 required repetitively inspecting the main rotor (M/R) head rotor hub (rotor hub) and, depe...