FAA Mandates Tighter Checks for Airbus Choppers
Published Date: 4/3/2025
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Summary
If you fly or maintain Airbus AS332C1 helicopters, listen up! The FAA says it’s time to update your maintenance manuals with new safety rules to keep things flying safely. These changes come from Europe’s safety experts and need to be done soon to avoid any risks or delays.
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Required maintenance manual updates for AS332C1
If you own, operate, or maintain an Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C1, the FAA now requires you to revise the airworthiness limitations section of your maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness and your approved maintenance or inspection program. The revisions must be done as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD that the FAA incorporated by reference and apply to all AS332C1 helicopters to address an unsafe condition.
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