AD/BELL 47/31 - Lateral Cyclic Torque Tube Safety Washers

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

 


Bell Helicopter Textron 47 (All Variants) Series Helicopters

 

AD/BELL 47/31 Lateral Cyclic Torque Tube Safety Washers 11/61

Applicability: All models.

 

Requirement: 1. Fit a steel safety washer to each end of the lateral cyclic torque tube on the outer side of the ball bearing.

 

2.    The outside diameter of these washers should be approximately 1 1/2 inches and they should be so shaped as to obviate the possibility of interference with the bearings in all positions of the control. A suitable design of washer is illustrated in Figure 1.

 

 


 

Figure 1.

 

3.    Remove the nuts from each end of the torque tube, fit safety washers, replace nuts, torque to 100-110 inch pounds and install split pins.

 

Compliance: Forthwith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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