AD NUMBER: 2005-09-07
MANUFACTURER: Agusta
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-09-07
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109E helicopters
that requires visually inspecting each main transmission support
fitting (fitting) attachment bolt (bolt) for a fracture, a crack,
or looseness, and verifying the torque on each fitting bolt.
AD NUMBER: 2005-09-06
MANUFACTURER: Agusta
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-09-06
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A119 helicopters
that requires visually inspecting each main transmission support
fitting (fitting) attachment bolt (bolt) for a fracture, a crack,
or looseness, and verifying the torque on each fitting bolt.
AD NUMBER: 2005-09-05
MANUFACTURER: Eurocopter France
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-09-05
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC120
helicopters that requires inspecting the tail rotor drive shaft
(drive shaft) damper half-clamps (half-clamps) to determine if they
are centered on the friction ring, and if not correctly positioned,
centering the half-clamps on the friction ring.
With three FAA-conforming Eclipse 500 test aircraft in the air
and less than a year to certification and first customer
deliveries, Eclipse Aviation announced Monday that it's increasing
the price of the Eclipse 500 to $1,295,000 for all new orders.
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