AD/BELL 212/4 Amdt 22 - Airworthiness Limitations (Cth)

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

Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/BELL 212/4 Amdt 21 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/BELL 212/4 Amdt 22

Airworthiness Limitations 10/2000 TX

Applicability: For Requirement 1: All Model 212 helicopters.

For Requirement 2: Model 212 helicopters with main rotor mast, part number 204- 011-450-001, -007, -105, -113, or -119, or main rotor trunnion part number 204-011- 105-001, or -103, installed.

Requirement: 1. Retire components from service at the times specified in the Mandatory Airworthiness Limitations Schedule, Section 4, of the Bell 212 Maintenance Manual (Revision 5 or later), with the following exceptions and additions:

Part Description Part Number Retirement Life Skid landing gear aft cross tube 205-050-400-035 500 hours Skid landing gear aft cross tube 205-050-400-053 1000 hours Drive link to rotating swashplate bolts 20-057-5-30D 500 hours Float landing gear crosstube assembly 205-050-114-001 Not eligible for -003 service on -005 Australian -007 helicopters -009 -011 -013 205-706-050-005 -007 -009 -013