Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B10644:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B10644
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to further flight after 10 April 1991.

2.    Within 100 hours time in service after 10 April 1991.

3.    At each daily inspection.

           Note: This Directive shall be entered on the Maintenance Release as maintenance required. The visual inspection required by Requirement 3 may be performed by the Pilot in command, in which case certification is to be made by entering
           AD/HU 269/85 against the daily inspection certification of the Maintenance Release. A copy of this Airworthiness Directive is to be kept in the aircraft.

           Background: The FAA has issued a new Airworthiness Directive, which amends an existing FAA AD that requires an inspection and modification of the abrasion strip of tail rotor blades with certain serial numbers; and supersedes an FAA AD for the same model helicopter that currently requires an inspection of Hughes-manufactured tail rotor blades with certain serial numbers This AD is prompted by reports of separation of the abrasion strips from tail rotor blade skins, which if not corrected, could result in the loss of abrasion strips, loss of tail rotor blades, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. Effective date required by the FAA extended by six weeks.