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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 14, 2026

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 28, 2026. Document 2026-17615. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 222 helicopters. The FAA previously sent this AD as an emergency AD to all known U.S. owners and operators of these helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of in- flight fatigue failure of a tail rotor pitch horn. This AD requires removing the affected tail rotor pitch horn and associated tail rotor pitch links from service and installing a serviceable tail rotor pitch horn and associated tail rotor pitch links. This AD also prohibits installing an affected tail rotor pitch horn on any helicopter. 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective September 14, 2026. Emergency AD 2026-17- 51, issued on August 11, 2026, which contains the requirements of this amendment, was effective with actual notice.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

The record as published

Document number2026-17615
ActionFinal rule; request for comments.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedAug. 28, 2026
Effective dateSept. 14, 2026
Comments closeOct. 13, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-8788

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