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2021-15-51: Main rotor system

Emergency order 2021-15-51 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Main rotor system. It names Bell 204, Bell 205, Bell 212: about 124 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, 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 Textron, Inc.
Models
204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212
On this site
Bell 204 7 registered
Bell 205 58 registered
Bell 212 59 registered

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Status
Current
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2012-07-30SW-12-38 · Emergency Push Out Window Retention
2008-08-27SW-08-42 · Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)
2005-08-08SW-05-79 ·
2005-04-05SW-05-47 ·
2004-11-30SW-05-10R1 ·

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/2021-15-51.json · aircraft systems.