United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-06-21 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f994eb D09002ee1c7f99f74 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-05-03 for Bell Model 407 helicopters. AD 2003-05-03 required preflight checking and repetitively inspecting for a crack in certain tailbooms that have been redesigned, replacing the tailboom if there is a crack, modifying and re-identifying certain tailbooms, installing an improved horizontal stabilizer assembly, and assigning a 5,000 hour time-in-service (TIS) limit. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2003-05-03 and requires additional inspection requirements. This AD was prompted by additional reports of cracked tailboom skins. The actions in this AD are intended to prevent separation of the tailboom and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. 79 FR 35481 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-06-23/2014-13263 2014-13263 fr23jn14-2 RIN 2120-AA64 4910-13-P Docket No. FAA-2013-0574 Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-22-AD Amendment 39-17766 AD 2014-04-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-06-23/2014-13263 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-23/html/2014-13263.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-23/pdf/2014-13263.pdf Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Incorporation by Reference Safety 5 p. 35481 35485 79 FR 35481 Title 14 Part 39 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-13263 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 2014-07-28 Docket No. FAA-2013-0574 Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-22-AD Amendment 39-17766 AD 2014-04-07 4910-13-P 2014-13263 Final rule.

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-05-03 for Bell Model 407 helicopters. AD 2003-05-03 required preflight checking and repetitively inspecting for a crack in certain tailbooms that have been redesigned, replacing the tailboom if there is a crack, modifying and re-identifying certain tailbooms, installing an improved horizontal stabilizer assembly, and assigning a 5,000 hour time-in-service (TIS) limit. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2003-05-03 and requires additional inspection requirements. This AD was prompted by additional reports of cracked tailboom skins. The actions in this AD are intended to prevent separation of the tailboom and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

This AD is effective July 28, 2014. Sharon Miles, Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone (817) 222-5110, fax (817) 222-5961, email sharon.y.miles@faa.gov. Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Incorporation by Reference Safety Airworthiness Directives: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters , sharon.y.miles@faa.gov http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html http://www.bellcustomer.com/files/ http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 120 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-06-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 211 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-06-23 P0b002ee1895edf00 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23jn14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-06-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-23/pdf/FR-2014-06-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-23/xml/FR-2014-06-23.xml fdlp 35479 35680 DGPO 2014-06-21 2024-06-02 FR-2014-06-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-06-23 79 120