Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Document 2026-12051 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on June 16, 2026, with an effective date of July 21, 2026. The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-19- 13, which applied to all Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. AD 2022-19-13 required incorporating into existing maintenance records certain requirements (airworthiness limitations). Since the FAA issued AD 2022- 19-13, a determination was made that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing maintenance manual (MM) or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICAs) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12051/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters.

No. Document 2026-12051 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.