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AD/UH-1/4 - Tail Rotor Yoke

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This Directive requires operators of Bell UH‑1A/B/E/F/H/L/P helicopters to revise the Aircraft Flight Manual to add a preflight visual check for tail rotor yoke static‑stop contact damage and to advise use of tail‑rotor tie‑downs when parked. Inspections and timing are governed by the FAA Requirement Document referenced in the Directive. Operators pay for the manual change, inspections, tie‑downs and any training; the Directive replaces FAA AD paragraph (f) with this AFM‑based procedural requirement to detect yoke overload and prevent tail‑rotor loss.

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AD/UH-1/4 - Tail Rotor Yoke

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/UH-1/4 Tail Rotor Yoke 6/99 DM

Applicability: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.-manufactured Model, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P helicopters.

Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 99-07-15 Amdt 39- 11101.

Accomplish the following in lieu of FAA AD 99-07-15 Paragraph (f), within the time stated in Paragraph (f):

Revise the Operating Procedures and Manoeuvres Section of the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) to include the following additional procedures:

TAIL ROTOR YOKE - PREFLIGHT VISUAL CHECK FOR STATIC STOP CONTACT DAMAGE (DEFORMED STATIC STOP OR TRUNNION YEILD INDICATOR).

Note 1: Operators who use aircraft that have any of these affected yokes assemblies installed should use tail rotor tie downs when the aircraft is parked or stored.

This task may be performed by inserting a copy of this applicable Directive into the Operating and Procedures Section of the AFM.

Note 2: The Requirement document was forwarded with the Direct Mail copy of this Directive.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document for the initial and repetitive inspection requirements; with a revised effective date of 5 May 1999.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 May 1999.

Background: The FAA issued the Requirement Document in response to in-flight failures of yokes installed on civilian and military helicopters of similar type design, including three reported accidents. The actions specified by this Directive are intended to detect static or dynamic overload on the yoke due to external bending forces, which could result in failure of the yoke, loss of the tail rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

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1 AD/UH-1/4 - Tail Rotor Yoke

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Bell UH-1 Series Helicopters