Airworthiness Directive 95-09-06

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Official AD 95-09-06 · FR doc 95-10589 · 1995-05-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, and 206L-3 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, and 206L-3 helicopters, that requires installing a protective mechanical fuel valve switch guard on the fuel valve switch. This amendment is prompted by reports of airmen inadvertently placing the fuel valve switch to the ``OFF'' position. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the fuel valve switch from being inadvertently placed in the ``OFF'' position, which could result in an engine failure and a subsequent power-off landing.

Which aircraft AD 95-09-06 applies to

MakesBell
Models206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1–153, 154–660, 672–715, 661–671, 716–913, 914–4069, 4071–4074, 45001–45153, 46601–46617, 45154–45790, 51001–51319.
Part-conditional206-705-001-101.

Serial ranges by model: 206A S/N 1-153, 154-660, 672-715; 206B S/N 661-671, 716-913, 914-4069, 4071-4074; 206L S/N 45001-45153, 46601-46617; 206L-1 S/N 45154-45790; 206L-3 S/N 51001-51319. Requires fuel valve switch guard modification per BHTI ASB 206-90-54 (dated May 31, 1990) for 206A/206B, and BHTI ASB 206L-90-67 Rev A (dated August 5, 1991) for 206L/206L-1/206L-3; 206L-1 and 206L-3 aircraft equipped with IFR kit P/N 206-705-001-101 per Service Instructions 206-2030 use Part II of the accomplishment instructions instead of Part I.

Whether AD 95-09-06 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 95-09-06 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.