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count of each lift or take off performed and at appropriate intervals increase the accumulated RIN on the component history card or equivalent as follows:

              For Model 214B or B-1 helicopters:

                  1. Increase the RIN by 1 for each take off;

b.         Increase the RIN by 1 for each external load lift operation; or

c.         Increase the RIN by 2 for each external load lift operation in which the load is picked up at a higher elevation and released at a lower elevation, and the difference in elevation between the pick up and the release point is 200 feet or greater.

              For Model 214ST helicopters:

                  1. Increase the RIN by 2 for each take off;

b.         Increase the RIN by 2 for each external load lift operation; or

c.         Increase the RIN by 4 for each external load lift operation in which the load is picked up at a higher elevation and released at a lower elevation, and the difference in elevation between the pick up and the release point is 200 feet or greater.

              4.        Remove the carrier P/N 214-040-077-007 or -101 from service.

Bell Helicopter Textron 214 Series Helicopters

 AD/BELL 214/2 (continued)

                    Table 1.

Average Number of External Load
Lift Operations per Hour                Factor*
0 - 2.00                                7
2.01 – 5.00                             7
5.01 - 16.00                            14
16.01 - 27.00                           21
above 27.00                             28
*RIN = Factor x Actual Operating Hours

           Note 1: FAA AD 97-15-04 refers.

           Note 2: BHTI Alert Service Bulletin 214-94-52 refers to this subject.

              Compliance: 1. Unless previously accomplished within 25 flight hours from the effective date of this Directive.

              2.        Unless previously accomplished within 25 flight hours from the effective date of this Directive.

              3.        At the completion of Requirement 1 and 2 of this Directive.

              4.        On or before the carrier reaches a RIN of 120,000.

           This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 23 January 2003.

Bell Helicopter Textron 214 Series Helicopters

 AD/BELL 214/2 (continued)

           Background: This Directive has been raised to provide a procedure for calculating the retirement life for the main transmission upper planetary carrier. The procedure detailed takes into account various conditions the helicopter may operate under and applies factoring to allow for those various conditions.

 James Coyne
 Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 29 November 2002

 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 December 2002.