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2026-19-01: Rotorcraft flight control

FAA order 2026-19-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since October 20, 2026. The FAA's subject line: Rotorcraft flight control. It names Hughes 369 500 series helicopters, Md Helicopters Inc 369, Md Helicopters Inc 500, Md Helicopters Inc 600, Md Helicopters Llc 369: about 290 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: flight controls.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Aircraft
Makes: MD Helicopters LLC
Models: 369, 369 (Army YOH-6A), 369A, 369A (Army OH-6A), 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 500N, 600N
On this site: Hughes 369 500 series helicopters 122 registered
Md Helicopters Inc 369 108 registered
Md Helicopters Inc 500 15 registered
Md Helicopters Inc 600 11 registered
Md Helicopters Llc 369 34 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since: October 20, 2026
Published: September 29, 2026 (signed September 24, 2026)
Docket: FAA-2025-3987
Replaces: 2024-23-06
Status: Current
The FAA's document: Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all MD Helicopters, LLC Model 369, 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 500N, and 600N helicopters. As published, the header of the regulatory text is missing the AD number and the amendment number. This document corrects those errors. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 2024-23-06, Amendment 39-22885 (89 FR 91248, November 19, 2024); and b. Adding the following new airworthiness directive: Issued on September 24, 2026. Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2026-19891 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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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 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2026-19-01.json · aircraft systems.