2018-15-51: Tail Rotor Gearbox
Emergency order 2018-15-51 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tail Rotor Gearbox. It names Bell 429: about 175 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 429 175 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Docket
- Unknown
- Replaced by
- 2018-16-51
- 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 November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2018-15-51.json · aircraft systems.