Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

Open for public comment until Nov. 30, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-05-06, which applies to all Leonardo S.p.a Model AW169 helicopters. AD 2024-05-06 requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing helicopter maintenance manual (MM) or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program for the helicopter. Since the FAA issued AD 2024-05-06, it was determined that incorrect material was referenced to revise the ALS. This proposed AD would require revising the ALS of the existing MM or ICA and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program. 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

1051 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Oct. 14, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
• Oct. 14, 2026 Proposed rule; withdrawal. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 14, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Baykar Piaggio Aerospace S.p.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Piaggio Aviation S.p.A.) Airplanes
• Oct. 14, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters
• Oct. 13, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Oct. 13, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
• Oct. 13, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; Elixir Aircraft
• Oct. 9, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters

Since then:

• Oct. 15, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
• Oct. 15, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines
• Oct. 19, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney RTX Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pratt & Whitney Division United Technologies Corporation) Engines
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
• Oct. 19, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Oct. 22, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines
• Oct. 23, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC Helicopters
• Oct. 23, 2026 Final rule; correction. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Correction
• Oct. 27, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Engines
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Oct. 27, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Swearingen, Fairchild Aircraft, and M7 Aerospace) Airplanes
• Oct. 28, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Nov. 2, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (Formerly BRP-Powertrain GMBH & CO KG and Bombardier-Rotax GmbH) Engines
• Nov. 2, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes
• Nov. 2, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Nov. 2, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Nov. 3, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC Helicopters
• Nov. 3, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) Airplanes
• Nov. 3, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
• Nov. 3, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
• Nov. 4, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

What happens next and when

The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 30, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket FAA-2026-11808 on Regulations.gov
• Title 14 on eCFR

The record as published

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