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# AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

The following airworthiness directive (AD) may be applicable to an aircraft which our records indicate is registered in your na me. ADs are issued pursuant to Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) 593 . Pursuant to CAR 605.84 and the further details of CAR Standard 625, Appendix H , the continuing airworthiness of a Canadian re gistered aircraft is contingent upon compliance with all applicable ADs. Failure to comply with the requirements of an AD may invalidate the flight authorization of the aircr aft. Alternative means of compliance shall be applied for in accordance with CAR 605.84 and the above-referenced Standard

. This AD has been issued by the Continuing Airworthiness Divisi on (AARDG), National Aircraft Cer tification Branch, Transport Can ada, Ottawa, telephone 613 952-4357.

Pursuant to CAR 202.51 the registered owner of a Canadian aircraft shall, within seven days, notify the Minister in writing of any change of his or her name or address.

To request a change of address, contact the Civil Aviation Communications Centre (AARC)

at Place de Ville, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N8 , or 1-800-305-2059

, or www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/communications/centre/ address.asp

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. CF-2009-32

Issue Date 24 July 2009

Number: CF-2009-32

Subject: Bearings in Flight Controls

Effective: 10 August 2009

Applicability: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Helicopter Models:

Model Serial Number 206A Serial number 004 through 660 and 672 through 715 206B Converted from Model 206A, all serial numbers. 206B Serial number 661 through 671 and 716 through 4661, 4663 through 4665, 4667 and 4670. 206L Serial number 45004 through 45153 and 46601 through 46617 206L-1 Serial number 45154 through 45790 206L-3 Serial number 51001 through 51612 206L-4 Serial number 52001 through 52389, 52391 and 52393. 222 Serial number 47006 through 47089 222B Serial number 47131 through 47156 222U Serial number 47501 through 47574 230 Serial number 23001 through 23038 407 Serial number 53000 through 53887, 53890 through 53916, 53918, 53920, 53921,53923 through 53926, 53928 427 Serial number 56001 through 56073, 58001, 58002 430 Serial number 49001 through 49129

Compliance: Within the next 10 flight hours, but not later th an 30 calendar days from the effective day of this directive, unless already accomplished.

Background: It has been determined that some bearings may not have been staked as required. Consequently, the functionality of affected pa rts may be limited. This situation, if not corrected, could lead to loss of control of the helicopter.

BHTC Operational Safety Notice OSN GEN-09-38 dated 7 April 2009 provides further information on this subject.

Corrective

Actions: Perform a one-time inspection and, if required , rectification of the affected parts as per Accomplishment Instructions in the applicable Alert Service Bulletin dated 7 April 2009 listed below, or later revisions approved by the Chief, Continuing Airworthiness, Transport

Canada.No.

N ° CF-2009-32 2/2

Helicopter Model Alert Service Bulletin
206A, 206B 206-09-122
206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4 206L-09-156
222, 222B 222-09-107

222U 222U-09-78

230 230-09-39

407 407-09-88

427 427-09-25

430 430-09-42

Authorization: For Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Anthony Wan Acting Chief, Continuing Airworthiness

Contact: Mr. Bogdan Gajewski, Continuing Airworthiness, Ottawa, telephone 613-952-4450, facsimile 613-996-9178 or e-mail: bogdan.gajewski@tc. gc.ca or any Transport Canada Centre