Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1 Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1 Series Helicopters

Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1 Series Helicopters

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:510.3pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:72.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Applicability:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:416.25pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>All </span><span>Bell Helicopter Textron </span><span>model 214B</span><span> and 214B-1</span><span> Series Helicopters.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="13" style="width:72.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Requirement:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:416.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>1.</span><span style="width:14.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Determine the applicability of the FAA Airworthiness Directives (ADs) listed in Table 1.</span></p><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>2.</span><span style="width:14.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>If it is determined that an FAA AD listed in Table 1</span><span> and as in force at the time of issue of this AD, </span><span>is applicable and has not been previously </span><span>complied with</span><span>, perform the actions required by that AD.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.4pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">FAA </span><span style="font-weight:bold">AD Number</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Effective </span><span style="font-weight:bold">Date</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Title</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>77-03-04</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>14/02/1977</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Fuselage Splice Fitting</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>7</span><span>8-08-08</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>21/04/1978</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Tail Fin Spar</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>81-02-10</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>26/01/1981</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Clutch Assembly</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>81-12-03</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>11/06/1981</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Spindle Retention Bolts</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>82-06-07</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>12/04/1982</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Tail Rotor Yoke</span><span> </span><span>-</span><span> </span><span>Fatigue Failure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>T84-05-51</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>27/02/1984</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Collective Sleeves</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>86-20-06</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>18/10/1986</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Main Rotor Drag Brace Ass</span><span>embl</span><span>y</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>97-06-02</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>16/04/1997</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Lower Planetary Spider </span><span>-</span><span> Retirement </span><span>L</span><span>ife</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>98-18-01</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>29/09/1998</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Main Rotor Trunnion </span><span>-</span><span> Retirement Life</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>98-23-18</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>30/11/1998</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt"><span>Kaynar Tech. Manufactured Barrel Nuts</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.1pt"><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>99-05-07</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.1pt; text-indent:-23.1pt; text-align:center"><span>03/05/1999</span></p></td><td style="width:203.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Pillow Block Bearing Bolts </span><span>-</span><span> Retirement Life</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Compliance:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:416.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span>If a Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) has not been issued for the helicopter – before the issue of the CofA.</span></p><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span>If a C</span><span>ofA has been issued for the helicopter – within 30 days after the effective date of this Directive.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:416.25pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>The effective date of this AD is</span><span> </span><span>2</span><span>7</span><span> April 2018.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.65pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Background:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:416.25pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span>The FAA ADs listed in Table 1 of this Directive require once-only actions for which the compliance date and/or period has passed. CASA has determined that these ADs may be applicable to recently registered Bell 214 </span><span>helicopters</span><span>. This Directive is issued to ensure all State of Design ADs are complied with.</span></p><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span>CASA </span><span>acknowledges </span><span>that, due to date of aircraft manufacture or aircraft configuration and modification status, some of the ADs listed in Table 1 will not be applicable to some </span><span>ai</span><span>rcraft.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>