Originally Posted by
Cyclic Hotline
I just read all the attachments, quite interesting. I don't operate an AB, but know where there are a few, and the TCDS and other bits of info throw up a few questions. The letter from Agusta only states FAA, EASA and MOT i think, so therefore NZ aircraft have to comply with NZ CAA, as the letter states, so what happens in the UK does not affect us.
The biggest curve ball to throw at the whole compliance thing, is that the CR&O to be used for the AB206 series is the BHT206CR&O, as stated in the AB206 TCDS. Nowhere in the BHT manuals does it say to use AB parts. It states that you shall use Bell parts, so you must overhaul, for example, the TR hub and blade assembly iaw BHT manuals with brand new Bell parts as required, but then cannot stick the Assembly onto your helicopter because you didn't buy the parts from Agusta. If you buy the parts from Agusta, then you cannot use them to O/H iaw the BHT manual, as Bell say to use BELL parts, NOT Agusta parts.....
Thats why the NZCAA have taken the common sense approach, and don't penalise people for using Bell parts on an AB.