FAA Mandates Airbus Helicopter Manual Tweaks for Safety
Published Date: 3/21/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
If you fly or maintain Airbus AS332C helicopters, heads up! The FAA wants to update the helicopter’s maintenance rules to keep things safer. You’ll need to revise your maintenance manuals and inspection plans soon, following new European safety guidelines—so plan for some paperwork updates and stay on schedule.
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AS332C maintenance manual updates
If you fly or maintain Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C helicopters, you must revise the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of your maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and update your approved maintenance or inspection program. The revisions must follow the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD that the FAA is proposing to incorporate by reference to address an unsafe condition.
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