FAA Targets Helicopter Swashplates: Check for Cracks Now
Published Date: 6/18/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
If you own a Hélicoptères Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter, listen up! The FAA wants you to regularly check a key part called the swashplate for cracks and replace it if needed. You can’t put in any swashplate that hasn’t passed these checks, keeping your helicopter safe and sound.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Mandatory swashplate inspections and replacement
If you own or operate a Hélicoptères Guimbal Model Cabri G2 helicopter, the FAA would require repetitive inspections of certain main rotor swashplates for cracks. If an inspection finds a cracked swashplate, the AD would require you to remove and replace that swashplate.
Prohibition on installing uninspected swashplates
The FAA would prohibit installing any affected swashplate on a Cabri G2 helicopter unless that swashplate has passed the required inspection(s). This limits which replacement parts may be installed until they meet the inspection requirements.
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