Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2015)20 ADs may apply
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The fatigue failure of the tail rotor pitch change link spherical bearing housing as a result of corrosion pitting.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN15LA395)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-07 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | May 31, 2022 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–57401 |
| 2022-06-20 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Apr 26, 2022 | Airframe (429)Only with: Bellcrank assembly P/N 429-001-523-101, 429-001-523-103, 429-001-532-101, or 429-001-532-103 installed. |
| 2021-20-11 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Nov 22, 2021 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–57210; 429 57212–57344; 429 57346–57371; 429 57374–57377; 429 57380 |
| 2021-18-16 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Nov 1, 2021 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–on |
| 2021-13-15 | Bell Textron Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron… | Jul 29, 2021 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–on |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-13 | Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Jul 15, 2021 | Airframe (429)Only with: Bell Emergency Flotation System kit P/N 429-706-069-101/-103/-105/-121/-123/-125/-139/-141/-143/-157 manufactured before July 2019 with a float supply hose manufactured before January 2014 installed, except hoses marked 'SB 025-69-21'. |
| 2021-03-13 | Main rotor system | Apr 1, 2021 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–57351 |
| 2020-04-21 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Mar 31, 2020 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–57343; 429 57346–57349; 429 57352–57356; 429 57362. Only with: Curvic coupling part number 429-012-120-101 installed. |
| 2019-06-04 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | May 7, 2019 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–on. Only with: Main rotor pitch link rod end bearing assembly P/N 429-010-433-101 or 429-010-433-103 installed. |
| 2019-03-05 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Mar 26, 2019 | Airframe (429)Only with: Nose landing gear (NLG) assembly P/N 429-336-100-101 installed. |
| 2018-21-15 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Nov 27, 2018 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57001–57260. Only with: Pylon restraint spring assembly forward rod end P/N 427-010-210-105 or aft rod end P/N 427-010-210-109 installed. |
| 2018-16-51 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Nov 6, 2018 | Airframe (429) |
| 2018-14-07 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters | Aug 16, 2018 | Airframe (429)Certain serial numbers: 429 57150; 429 57168; 429 57176; 429 57210–57216; 429 57265; 429 57266; …. Only with: Forward spar P/N 429-031-213-103 or 429-031-213-104, or actuator fitting assembly P/N 429-031-222-101 or 429-031-222-102 installed. |
| 2017-15-13 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited | Aug 31, 2017 | Airframe (429) |
| 2017-05-51 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters | Apr 25, 2017 | Airframe (429)Only with: Air Comm Corporation air conditioning system P/N 429EC-200 or 429EC-202 installed. |
| 2016-20-01 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters | Oct 17, 2016 | Airframe (429)Only with: Engine and transmission oil check valve P/N 209-062-520-001 manufactured by Circor Aerospace, marked "Circle Seal", with manufacturing date code 10/11 through 03/15, installed. |
| 2015-17-02 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Helicopters | Sep 24, 2015 | Airframe (429)Only with: Engine-to-transmission driveshaft assembly P/N 206-340-300-105 installed. |
| 2013-03-21 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 26, 2013 | Engine (PW207D) |
| 2009-03-05 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206A, PW206B, PW206B2, PW206C, PW206E, PW207C, PW207D, and… | Mar 27, 2009 | Engine (PW207D) |
| 2004-14-22 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B, PW206C, PW206E, PW207D, and PW207E Turboshaft Engines | Aug 3, 2004 | Engine (PW207D)Only with: PW206B engines only if PWC Service Bulletin No. 28119 has been incorporated. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.