AD NUMBER: 2007-25-07
MANUFACTURER: Bell
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-25-07
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTC)
Model 206A and 206B helicopters, serial numbers (S/N) 0004 through
3906, with two-piece vertical stabilizer (fin) supports (fin
supports) installed, that requires inserting a revision into the
applicable maintenance manual, verifying the torque on the fin
support attachment hardware, inspecting the fin support bracket and
fins for paint or gaps, and inspecting the fin support bracket for
cracking, and if a crack is found, replacing the two-piece vertical
fin support with a one-piece casting support.