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ASB No. 05.00.48) no later than within 150 flight hours without exceeding 3 months.

                2. Before further flight.

                3. Within 10 days after 6 March 2006, or before installing a main servo-control held as spares.
             This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 6 March 2006.
Background:  The European Aviation Safety Agency received reports of cracks discovered in the tapered housings of main servo-controls during scheduled inspections.  Undetected cracking in the tapered housing of a main servo-control could lead to the loss of attachment of the affected servo-control to the non-rotating swashplate, and consequent loss of control of the helicopter.

David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

3 March 2006