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Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company
Abstract
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 and R44 II helicopters. This AD was prompted by several reports of failed clutch actuators and failed rivets attaching the belt tension clutch actuator brackets (bracket) to the fan scroll housing. This AD requires inspecting each bracket and, depending on the results, accomplishing additional inspections or taking any necessary corrective actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Applicability
Aircraft makes and models this AD applies to, sorted by US-registered fleet size.
Federal Register text
Verbatim from the Federal Register publication — required actions, compliance times, parts/serial numbers, and methods of compliance. The Federal Register is the legally binding document; this rendering is for readability. Cite: 89 FR 95717.
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 95717-95719] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-28178]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations
[[Page 95717]]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2024-1477; Project Identifier AD-2023-01015-R; Amendment 39-22880; AD 2024-23-01] RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 and R44 II helicopters. This AD was prompted by several reports of failed clutch actuators and failed rivets attaching the belt tension clutch actuator brackets (bracket) to the fan scroll housing. This AD requires inspecting each bracket and, depending on the results, accomplishing additional inspections or taking any necessary corrective actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective January 7, 2025. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of January 7, 2025.