Business · 30/10/1996

FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Helicopters

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) to address issues with the bond line between the main rotor blade abrasion strip and the blade, as well as the adhesive bead around the perimeter of the abrasion strip, on certain Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269D, and TH- 55A series helicopters to prevent loss of control of the helicopter.