Applicability:
EC 135 helicopters, all models, having the following components
installed:
Bearing Part Number (P/N) LN9367GE6N2, Rod P/N L671M5040205,
Lever P/N L671M5040101 and Floor P/N L533M1014101, L533M1014102,
L533M1014103, L533M1014104, L533M1014105 or L533M1014106
Requirement:
Inspect the affected bearing and, if there is binding and/or
abrasion on the floor, replace the bearing and modify the rod and
floor in accordance with the instructions of Eurocopter Deutschland
(ECD) Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) EC135-67A-012 dated 4 September
2006 or later LBA approved revision.
Repeat the inspection of the affected bearing as required by
Requirement 1 of this Directive, including corrective action, as
necessary.
Do not install any of the parts listed in the Applicability
section of this AD into a helicopter, unless they have been
modified in accordance with the instructions of the latest LBA
approved revision of ECD ASB EC135-67A-012.
Note: EASA AD No. 2006-0318 Dated 18
October 2006 refers.
Compliance:
No later than 7 November 2006.
At intervals not to exceed 800 flight hours.
From the effective date of this Directive. This Airworthiness
Directive becomes effective on 27 October 2006.
Background: EASA has been informed of an
incident in which impaired controllability of the EC 135 tail rotor
was detected. Examinations have shown that the bearing of the
linear transducer was subject to binding and the control range was
limited.
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