A-05-037

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration:Identify an appropriate life limit or inspection interval for the existing Eurocopter AS-350 hydraulic pump flat drive belt and require Eurocopter AS-350 operators to comply with this limit/interval until they accomplish Eurocopter Service Bulletin AS350, No.63.00.08, Revision 1, dated May 7, 2004, or subsequent revisions.

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to define a safe service life or inspection schedule for the Eurocopter AS-350 hydraulic pump flat drive belt and to mandate compliance by operators until they implement Eurocopter Service Bulletin AS350, No.63.00.08, Revision 1, dated May 7, 2004, or later updates.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Acceptable Action
ModeAviation
ClosedNov 21, 2007
NTSB numberNYC04FA117
AddresseesFAA

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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).