Helicopter missing in the Mourne Mountains, & tributes to AJ

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Emergency AD - No 2010 - 0222 - E: 22nd October 2010. May be a Red Herring.......

ATA 65 Tail Rotor Drive – Tail Rotor Special Hub Plug - Inspection

Manufacturer(s): Agusta S.p.A
Applicability: A109A and A109AII helicopters, all serial numbers if equipped with tail
rotor special hub plug part number (P/N) 109-0133-18-103.
Reason: A mistaken value of the tightening torque of the tail rotor special hub plug
P/N 109-0133-18-103 has been discovered in the Maintenance Manual of
A109A and A109AII helicopters.
The investigation carried out by Agusta has revealed that the wrong value
of the tightening torque was introduced with the revision 9 of the A109A
and A109AII Helicopter Maintenance Manual dated 15 June 2009.
This condition, if not corrected, could ultimately lead to tail rotor
malfunction.
Effective Date: 25 October 2010
Required action(s)
and Compliance
Time(s):
Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:
Within the next 5 flight hours after the effective date of this AD but no later
than 30 November 2010, whichever occurs first, verify the tightening
torque of the special tail rotor hub plug P/N 109-0133-18-103, and do the
applicable corrective actions, in accordance with the instructions of Agusta

Alert Bollettino Tecnico 109-132.




I understand this AD does not refer to N2NR. It is a Red Herring.