Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 4, 2026. Document 2026-11178. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of a fully discharged personal locator beacon (PLB) battery installed on an emergency life-raft system (ELRS), as well as a report where the ropes connecting the two ELRS to the PLB were not correctly attached. This AD requires performing a functional test of the PLB and inspecting the rope connection to the ELRS. Depending on the results of the functional test, this AD requires performing the functional test again or replacing affected parts, and depending on the results of the rope inspection, correctly attaching the wrist strap of the PLB to the ELRS rope. This AD also prohibits the installation of a certain part- numbered PLB and the rope connection to the ELRS, unless certain requirements are met. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 482 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

839 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

June 4, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective July 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

The record as published

Document number	2026-11178
Action	Final rule.
Agencies	Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
Published	June 4, 2026
Effective date	July 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)	2120-AA64
Docket	FAA-2026-1337

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register