Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-13-06, which applies to certain Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3, and EC635T2+ helicopters. AD 2025-13-06 requires inspections of the ball pivot, control rod, and yaw actuator assembly and, depending on the results of these inspections, corrective actions. AD 2025-13-06 also prohibits installing an affected part unless it is a serviceable part and certain requirements are met. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-13-06, the manufacturer developed a repetitive inspection of the ball pivot. This proposed AD would retain some of the actions of AD 2025-13-06 and would require repetitive inspection of the ball pivot and, depending on the results of those inspections, corrective actions. This proposed AD would also prohibit installing an affected part unless it is a serviceable part and certain requirements are met. Additionally, this proposed AD would require reporting the results of the inspections. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2026-11790; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-01757-R] RIN 2120-AA64 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-13-06, which applies to certain Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3, and EC635T2+ helicopters. AD 2025-13-06 requires inspections of the ball pivot, control rod, and yaw actuator assembly and, depending on the results of these inspections, corrective actions. AD 2025-13-06 also prohibits installing an affected part unless it is a serviceable part and certain requirements are met. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-13-06, the manufacturer developed a repetitive inspection of the ball pivot. This proposed AD would retain some of the actions of AD 2025-13-06 and would require repetitive inspection of the ball pivot and, depending on the results of those inspections, corrective actions. This proposed AD would also prohibit installing an affected part unless it is a serviceable part and certain requirements are met. Additionally, this proposed AD would require reporting the results of the inspections. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this NPRM by November 13, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may send comments…
Citation: 91 FR 61361
