Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 22, 2026. Document 2026-19343. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-02-12, which applies to all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. AD 2022-02-12 requires incorporating airworthiness limitations into maintenance records. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-02- 12, it was determined that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations were necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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

What it would change

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

14 CFR 39

Before this

1009 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

The FAA must receive comments on this NPRM by November 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

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The record as published

Document number	2026-19343
Action	Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Agencies	Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
Published	Sept. 22, 2026
Comments close	Nov. 6, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)	2120-AA64
Docket	FAA-2026-8817

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