Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-07- 06, which applied to all Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. AD 2025-07-06 required measuring the axial play of the rotating scissors spherical bearings and depending on the results, accomplishing corrective action and reporting inspection results. S
| Agency | Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration |
|---|---|
| Document type | Rule |
| Published | 2026-02-23 |
| Summary | The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-07- 06, which applied to all Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. AD 2025-07-06 required measuring the axial play of the rotating scissors spherical bearings and depending on the results, accomplishing corrective action and reporting inspection results. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-07-06 a determination was made that repetitive inspections for axial play measurements on non-rotating scissors spherical bearings are necessary. This AD retains all of the actions required in AD 2025-07-06 and extends the definition of an affected part to include all serial numbered non-rotating scissors spherical bearings. This AD also prohibits in |
| Document number | 2026-03520 |
| Official record | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03520/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters |