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2025-23-52: Tail Rotor Drive Shaft

Emergency order 2025-23-52 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tail Rotor Drive Shaft. It names Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130: about 310 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
Airbus Helicopters
Models
EC130B4, EC130T2
On this site
Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 310 registered

Dates and paperwork

Replaced by
2026-01-08
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2019-07-15SW-17-23R2 · Fuel System
2018-03-02SW-17-23R1 · Fuel System
2015-08-13SW-15-20 · Air Conditioning System Wiring
2012-10-03SW-12-45 · Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation System
2012-02-03SW-12-17 · Autopilot System

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/2025-23-52.json · aircraft systems.