Bell 407 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
972 Bell 407s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.
Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Bell 407
- one-timeAD 2025-11449 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters · 2025-06-23
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bell Textron Canada Limited (BTCL) Model 407 and 427 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report that certain expandable blade bolts installed on the main rotor blade may not have received the correct heat treatment…
- one-timeAD 2023-19324 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters · 2023-09-06
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 407 helicopters. The FAA previously sent this AD as an emergency AD to all known U.S. owners and operators of these helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a disbonded area i…
- one-timeAD 2019-10305 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters · 2019-05-20
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L- 1, 206L-3, 206L-4, and 407 helicopters. This AD requires inspecting and cleaning the oil supply restrictor (restrictor) to the freewheel assembly. Th…
- recurringAD 2018-10491 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Helicopters · 2018-05-21
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Model 407 helicopters. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the tail rotor (TR) driveshaft segment assemblies and a torque check of the TR adapter retention nuts. This AD was prompted by a report of an in- flight f…
- one-timeAD 01-15445 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters · 2001-06-20
This amendment rescinds an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters and currently requires, before further flight, imposing never exceed velocity (Vne) restrictions on the helicopter. The requirements of tha…
- one-timeAD 99-29610 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters · 1999-11-15
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) applicable to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters. This action requires, before further flight, revising the life limits for certain parts and replacing each part that has exceeded its life limit. Th…
- one-timeAD 98-8456 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters · 1998-04-01
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting priority letter airworthiness directive (AD) 97-24-17, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters by individual letters. This…
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 62 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.
The records checklist for a Bell 407
Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.
Look up a tail number →or see the free AD listApplicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.