AD/Bell 222/2 Amdt 1 Quick Disconnect Dual Controls Cancelled (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive AD/BELL 222/2 Amdt 1.

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) 222 Series Helicopters

AD/BELL 222/2 Amdt 1 Quick Disconnect Dual Controls 7/2005

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
This AD is cancelled on 7 July 2005.
Background:	An accident occurred due to loss of cyclic control whilst the helicopter was being flown from the left hand (co-pilot) seat.  Loss of control was attributed to the quick disconnect being improperly installed in the cyclic stick where it attaches to the lever assembly under the co-pilot seat.  Revision A to Alert Service Bulletin (A.S.B). 222U-85-2 changed the locating dimension of the pin of the locking spring on the co- pilot’s cyclic stick.  This AD mandated the A.S.B requirements which are now incorporated into the manufacturer’s technical data.

James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

26 May 2005