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AD/BELL 205/28 - Main Rotor Blade - Removal From Service

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This Airworthiness Directive from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority requires owners/operators of Bell 205A‑1 helicopters to inspect main rotor blades and remove from service any blade whose serial number appears on the AD’s list. Removal must be completed before the next flight after 16 January 1976. It immediately burdens affected operators with inspection, replacement and downtime costs and short‑notice grounding until airworthiness is restored.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters

AD/BELL 205/28 Main Rotor Blade - Removal From Service 2/76

Applicability: All models 205A-1.

Requirement: Remove from service main rotor blades having the following Serial Nos:

A2-03642, A2-03643, A2-03646, A2-27872, A2-27961, A2-27963, A2-27967 A2-27968, A2-27982, A2-28015, A2-28016, A2-28019, A2-28020, A2-28023 A2-28195, A2-28198, A2-28211, A2-29315, A2-29325, A2-29334, A2-29915 A2-29919 and A2-29920.

Compliance: Before further flight after 16 January 1976.

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