FAA Fixes Helicopter Power Glitch: No Drama, Just Safety Updates
Published Date: 9/24/2025
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Summary
If you fly an Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 D-3, listen up! The FAA wants you to update your flight manual with new emergency steps because of power interruptions during flight. This quick change helps keep everyone safe and doesn’t cost a fortune, but it needs to happen soon.
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Flight Manual Update Required
If you operate certain Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 D-3 helicopters, you must revise the rotorcraft flight manual (RFM) to add an emergency and malfunction procedure. The FAA issued this airworthiness directive after reports of momentary DC power interruption in flight of both essential busses to address the unsafe condition.
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