COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters
AD/ECUREUIL/35 Planet Gear Cage to Rotor Shaft Attachment Bolts
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Applicability: All model AS 350 B, B1, D, D1, L1 fitted with main rotor shaft assembly P.N.
350A37-0003-01 to -05.
Requirement: Action in accordance with Aerospatiale AS 350 Service Bulletin No. 62-08.
Compliance: At the next Main Rotor Shaft disassembly operation or the next 300 hour rotor shaft repair operation after 12 March 1987 which ever occurs first.
Background: The manufacturer has replaced BC type bolts with BE type bolts to attach the planet gear cage to the rotorshaft.