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Old 29th Oct 2009, 20:48
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Helispanner
 
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New AD issued

EASA issued a new AD yesterday mandating a new BT. Daily visual inspection required on the right hand side of the tail boom, 25 hr tapping check RH side in certain areas and the 50 hr tapping check on the complete forward section of tail boom.
A common area of debonding is aft of the upper RH longeron, can be only 1 inch wide but can extend back 24 inches or further. I think AW will be increasing production of tail assemblies as this problem will not go away.
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