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Bell 47B — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

1 Bell 47B is 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.

Registered
1
Applicable ADs
42
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
47

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Bell 47B

  • one-time
    AD 85-08-03 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. (BHTI) Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1985-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 85-15-04 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC., HAWKEYE ROTOR AND WING, TEXAS HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model 47B, 47B3, 47D, 47D1, 47E, 47G, 47H-1, 4 · 1985-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 81-04-03 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL Model 47 and Military OH-13 Series Helicopters · 1981-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 80-21-09 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL Model 47, H-13, OH-13, and TH-13T Series Helicopters · 1980-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 80-10-04 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL Model 47 and Military Model H-13, OH-13, and TH13T Series Helicopters · 1980-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 78-03-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1978-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 77-21-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1977-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 76-12-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Models 47B, 47B-3, 47D, 47D-1, 47E, 47G, 47G-2, and 47H-1 Helicopters · 1976-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 76-12-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Models 47B, 47B-3, 47D, 47D-1, 47G, 47G-2, and 47H-1 Helicopters · 1976-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 75-18-06 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Models 47B, 47B-3, 47D, 47D-1, 47E, 47G, 47G-2, and 47H-1 Helicopters · 1975-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 74-07-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1974-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 74-08-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1974-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 73-19-04 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1973-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 73-19-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B, 47B-3, 47D, 47D-1, 47E, 47G, 47G-2 and 47H-1 Helicopters · 1973-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 70-08-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1970-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 70-10-08 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1970-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 65-04-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1965-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 62-27-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1962-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 62-23-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1962-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 61-22-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1961-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 60-10-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B, 47B3, 47D, 47D1, 47G, and 47H1 Helicopters · 1960-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 59-05-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1959-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 58-26-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1958-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 58-23-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B, B3, D, D1, G, G2 and H1 Helicopters · 1958-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 57-07-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1957-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 57-08-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1957-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 57-12-04 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B, 47B3, 47D, 47D1, 47G, 47G2, 47H1, and 47J Helicopters · 1957-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 56-15-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1956-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 56-05-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1956-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 56-25-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1956-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 55-16-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1955-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-28-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell 47 Series Helicopters · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-05-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-21-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-01-06 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 series Helicopters · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 51-27-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Helicopters · 1951-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 48-13-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47 Series Helicopters · 1948-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 48-10-02 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL: Applies to Models 47B Series and 47D. Compliance required by April 1, 1948. As a precautionary measure, remove main wood rot · 1948-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-32-11 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B and 47B3 Helicopters · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-32-04 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Model 47B Airplanes · 1947-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 47 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 47B

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
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Applicability 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.