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AD/ECUREUIL/53 - Cyclic Pitch Change Rod

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Owners and operators of Eurocopter AS350 B/BA/D/B1/B2 helicopters fitted with control rod P/No 704A34-113-279 (and without autopilot) must have the cyclic pitch change control rod inspected and corrected per the manufacturer’s Service Bulletin within 100 hours’ TIS from 13 October 1994. The AD enforces the manufacturer’s remedy to address potentially unsafe control rods, imposing inspection/repair costs, downtime and scheduling impacts on operators and maintenance organisations.

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AD/ECUREUIL/53 - Cyclic Pitch Change Rod

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/53 Cyclic Pitch Change Rod 11/94

Applicability: Models B, BA, D, B1 and B2 fitted with cyclic pitch change control rod P/No 704A34-113-279, and not fitted with an auto-pilot.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Eurocopter AS 350 Service Bulletin 01-42.

Note: DGAC AD 94-180-069(B) refers.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 13 October 1994.

Background: The manufacturer has determined that some control rods may not be “in safety”.

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