70-14-06: Fire Wall To Compressor Seal
FAA order 70-14-06 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 16, 1970. The FAA's subject line: Fire Wall To Compressor Seal. It names Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger: about 1,453 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
- Models
- 206A
- On this site
- Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger 1,453 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- August 16, 1970
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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70-14-06 BELL: Amendment 39-1029. Applies to Model 206A Helicopters, S/N 4 thru 448, 460 thru 464, 467, 469 thru 473 and 475 thru 477, certificated in all categories.
Compliance required not later than 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive, unless already accomplished.
To relieve engine compressor flange loads, replace existing fire-wall-to-compressor seal with a new improved firewall seal kit, Bell Part No. 206-704-026-1, in accordance with applicable paragraphs of Bell Service Letter 206A-142, dated November 5, 1969, or later FAA approved revision. Equivalent methods of compliance must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Flight Standards Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration.
This amendment becomes effective August 16, 1970.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
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2017-11-02SW-18-02 · Loss of Hardware Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Couplings
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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 November 2, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/70-14-06.json · aircraft systems.
