2021-04200: Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters
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The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This proposed AD would require inspecting certain serial-numbered Emergency Flotation System (EFS) inflation hoses and depending on the results of those inspections, marking certain parts or removing certain parts from service. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that a float compartment on an EFS did not inflate. The actions of this proposed AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.
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What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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