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AD/BELL 205/3 - Main Rotor Blade - Modification

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What this does: This is a compulsory safety order (an Airworthiness Directive) for anyone operating Bell 205A helicopters. It mandates a specific fix for the main rotor blades.

What you must do: Modify the main rotor blades exactly as described in Bell Service Letter No. 205A-8.

When you must do it:

For blades already in use: Within 100 flight hours after 14 February 1969
For new or spare blades: Before bolting them onto any helicopter

Why it matters: This prevents the main rotor blades from potentially failing in flight, which could cause a crash.

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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 205/3 Main Rotor Blade - Modification 11/68

Applicability: All model 205A. Document: Bell SL No. 205A-8.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 14 February 1969 for blades in service at that date. Before installation on an aircraft for all other blades.

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