Skip to content

AD 2026-04165

Published 2026-03-03 · 1 model · 1 US-registered tails affected · Federal Register

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Federal Register ↗

Abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of cyclic flight control restrictions due to the incorrect positioning of the bonding braid on the socket of the pilot cyclic stick, which limited full movement of the pilot cyclic stick during flight. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the position of the bonding braid on the socket of the pilot cyclic stick and, depending on the results, correcting the positioning of the bonding braid and installing a binding clamp. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Applicability · by US fleet size

Federal Register text

Verbatim; the Federal Register publication is the legally binding document. Cite: 91 FR 10309. View on Federal Register ↗

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 10309-10311] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-04165]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2025-5036; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00748-R; Amendment 39-23267; AD 2026-04-07] RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of cyclic flight control restrictions due to the incorrect positioning of the bonding braid on the socket of the pilot cyclic stick, which limited full movement of the pilot cyclic stick during flight. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the position of the bonding braid on the socket of the pilot cyclic stick and, depending on the results, correcting the positioning of the bonding braid and installing a binding clamp. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective April 7, 2026. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 7, 2026.