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2015-16-51: Tail Rotor Control System

Emergency order 2015-16-51 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tail Rotor Control System. It names Bell 429: about 173 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: rotorcraft systems.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
Models
429
On this site
Bell 429 173 registered

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Replaced by
2015-22-02
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2010-08-05SW-10-15R1 · Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 429 Helicopters with Certain Clam Shell Doors
2010-02-05SW-10-15 · Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 429 Helicopters with Clam Shell Doors

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 7, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2015-16-51.json · aircraft systems.