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AD/BELL 212/58 - Fuel Line Replacement

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This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators to replace engine fuel-line hoses on specified Bell 212 helicopters, following Bell Technical Bulletin 212-96-157, to address failure of an aluminium elbow fitting linked to post-roll fires (Requirement; Background). It applies only to helicopters in the stated serial-number ranges and must be completed by 30 June 1998; operators bear parts and labour costs and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority enforces compliance (Applicability; Compliance).

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AD/BELL 212/58 - Fuel Line Replacement

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters

AD/BELL 212/58 Fuel Line Replacement 9/97

Applicability: All Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters in the following S/N range; 30501 thru 30999,

31101 thru 31311,

32101 thru 32142 and,

35001 thru 35080.

Requirement: Replace engine fuel lines hoses as detailed in Bell Technical Bulletin 212-96-157 dated 22 July 1996.

Note: Canadian AD CF-97-04 refers.

Compliance: Unless previously carried out, no later than 30 June 1998.

This airworthiness directive becomes effective on 14 August 1997.

Background: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined there has been at least two accidents where failure of a aluminium elbow attached to tee-fitting P/N 110- 089-12C either broke or was suspected to have broken as a result of the helicopter rolling onto its side. In one accident, fire which originated in the area of the failed fitting destroyed the helicopter and resulted in three fatalities.

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