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Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters
By Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration · Sep 30, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT
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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a nozzle exhaust duct clamp separating from the engine nozzle duct and coming to rest on the tail rotor (TR) drive shaft. This AD requires repetitively inspecting certain clamp assemblies and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacing
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