Transport Canada has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Bell 505 operators to conduct a one-time inspection of the helicopter’s collective stick to detect evidence of cracking.
Operators of Bell 505 helicopters are being ordered urgently to inspect collective sticks on the type for cracks, after an incident in which the assembly fractured on an aircraft during pre-flight ...
22 Feb 2023, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu // Bell Textron announced this week the first-ever flight of a single engine helicopter, the Bell 505, on 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ...