Unsafe Condition: Failure of the landing gear crosstube, which could result in collapse of the landing gear and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Effective: Dec 14, 2012Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD.
Unsafe Condition: Cracked aft crosstube, which could result in collapse of the landing gear and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Effective: Jul 30, 2012Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) for establishing the life limit and creating the history ca...
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, 412EP, and 412CF and Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB412, AB412EP Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Failure of the AAI Low Skid Landing Gear Forward Crosstube (Crosstube), part number 212-320-103, due to surface cracking on the inner wall of the tubing, which was introduced during the manufacturi...
Effective: Jun 8, 2010Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 25 hours time-in-service
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, 412EP, and 412CF and Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB412, AB412EP Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 412 Helicopters and Agusta S.p.A. Model AB412 Helicopters
Unsafe Condition: Static and dynamic overload damage to the tail rotor yoke assembly that could result in loss of the tail rotor and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Effective: Jun 11, 2001Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 180 calendar days
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 412 Helicopters and Agusta S.p.A. Model AB412 Helicopters