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Introducing the

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The Bell 525 Relentless Latest Improvements to the Model 407 Root Cause Analysis, a Tool for Aviation Record Keeping 6 4-5 2-3

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Defining the Future of Flight

The Bell 525 Relentless

FAA Approves Additional Performance for Van Horn Aviation Composite Tail Rotor Blades Customer Support and Services Under New Leadership Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System Design is Not Our of Reach Aviation Service a.s. Receives EASA Part 145 Certification 2012 M&O Conference Schedule 206 Composite Tail Rotor Blade Receives EASA STC 9 9 9 8 7 7

New Bell 429 Options Available from Aeronautical Accessories Meet Customer Service Engineer John Forero Shop Talk 10 11 10

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The Bell 525 Relentless was introduced at HAI Heli-Expo 2012 in Dallas, Texas in February. The mockup on display featured a 16-passenger configuration and was sporting launch customer, PHIs, colors of yellow and black. The Bell 525 Relentless will support our customers in various mission configurations including oil and gas, search and rescue, helicopter emergency medical services and VIP/corporate transport. The new Bell 525 Relentless defines the new super medium category. It is the largest commercial aircraft Bell Helicopter has ever committed to its customers and it is the first-ever, five-blade aircraft. Introducing new innovations and technologies played a key role in the overall product development process. As a result, one of the most compelling features of the Bell 525 Relentless will be the new ARC Horizon flight deck. Bell Helicopter will also be the first in the industry to debut the Garmin G5000H integrated avionics suite as part of the ARC Horizon. This is the same avionics suite that will be offered on the new Cessna Citation Ten. I know as we work to move this product toward first flight and certification, it will continue to make history as it leads the way in innovation and new technologies, said John L. Garrison, President and CEO of Bell Helicopter.

Customer Advisory Panel Makes Bell 525 Fit for Purpose

The Bell 525 Relentless represents the collaborative alignment between Bell Helicopter and our customers and is the culmination of more than a years worth of input from a group called the Customer Advisory Panel (CAP). Having our customers engage with us on this unprecedented new aircraft validates our product development strategies placing our customers at the center of everything we do. We appreciate the collaborative spirit we share with all of our customers who have participated in this innovative process, Garrison said. The CAP was formed in December 2010 and is comprised of 24 executivelevel members from nine different companies that represent industries of potential Bell 525 markets, such as oil and gas, search and rescue, firefighting and corporate/VIP. All the members have decision-making authority and

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The new Bell 525 Relentless defines the new super medium category. It is the largest commercial aircraft Bell Helicopter has ever committed to its customers and it is the first-ever, five-blade aircraft.

The Bell 525 Relentless is the product of the future. This super-medium aircraft will re-define market expectations for productivity and value and its the first commercial helicopter to incorporate fly-by-wire flight controls, the Garmin G5000H, and Bell Helicopters lift assist tail boom (LATD) technology.
extensive helicopter backgrounds. Meeting bi-annually and exchanging information constantly, the CAP interacts with the design team to ensure that customer requirements are being met through every step of the process. This Validation of Program Design Decisions process has resulted in numerous changes that more closely align with the customers future mission requirements. Our slogan is creating an aircraft thats fit for purpose, said Will Fulton, Commercial Product Marketing Manager for Bell Helicopter. We have had resounding support from our members, many of whom have been on previous CAPs on other projects with other companies. Our actions prove that we are 100 percent focused on integrating the voice of the customer into a useful product offering. The CAP also remains with the program from entry into service, serving as a sort of oversight committee to validate engineering design decisions. What were seeing is a transformation of the way we approach future helicopter development, Fulton said. I think the fact that weve made such good progress will keep this moving and successful. Bell Helicopter is committed to following through on a customer-driven design, and the CAP is proof of our commitment to execution excellence.

Key Features and Benefits:

Best-in-class Payload Range Capability to meet our customers future mission requirements Best-in-class Cabin and Cargo Volumes couple with flexible cabin layout options, ergonomics and ingress/egress solutions that create a best-inclass passenger experience Best-in-class Crew Visibility from wrap-around windscreens providing a wide field of view during takeoff, cruise and landing and excellent over the nose viewing Fly-by-Wire Flight Controls provide the ability to operate demanding mission in harsh conditions safely and reliably with decreased pilot workload State-of-the-Art Garmin G5000H Avionics incorporating the first touchscreen glass flight deck designed for helicopters

Technical Specifications:
Speed Range Max Gross Weight Useful Load +140 kts +400 nm +18,000 lbs +4,000 lbs +260 kph +740 km +8,160 kg +1,800 kg

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Latest Improvements to the Model 407

by Gabriel Lveill, Product Support Engineering

The first block effort introduced the following advancements: 1. Chapter 4 Review: Based on accumulated data and additional testing, the retirement life on fifteen listed components was removed rendering them On Condition. Main Rotor Pitch Horn (P/N 407-010-103-ALL) Main Rotor Pitch Link Tubes (P/N 406-010-413- ALL) Clevis (P/N 406-010-416-103) Rod End Assembly (P/N 406-310-404-105) Swashplate Drive Link (P/N 406-010-426-101) Swashplate Drive Lever (P/N 406-010-425-107) Gimbal Ring (P/N 406-010-427-109) Swashplate Inner Ring (P/N 406-010-410-121) Collective Lever (P/N 406-010-408-101) Servo Actuator Support (P/N 407-001-500-ALL) Support Assembly (P/N 406-010-406-119) Sleeve Assembly (P/N 406-010-409-ALL) Bellcrank Support (P/N 407-001-511-101) Tail Rotor Blade (P/N 406-016-100-119) Drive Hub Set (P/N 406-010-428-109) 2. New Litter Door T-seal and Sidebody Contour Seal: Product Support Engineering has received numerous customer complaints concerning cabin water infiltrations. The latest design is now being installed in production aircraft and is available for fielded aircraft per TB 407-11-94.

3. Improved Nose-Mounted Fresh Air Cabin Plenums: PSE has received queries concerning cracking and deterioration of the vent molding over time. The newest parts have thicker walls, new internal doublers for mounting the nut plates and reinforced fiberglass sides to reduce the potential for cracking. A Technical Bulletin is planned for field introduction within the next year.

4. New Improved Seat Belts: These new seat belts provide additional comfort to the back neck area and abdomen. IL 407-12-102 was released concerning additional changes. Incorporation into production forthcoming. 5. Improved Corrosion Resistance at Pylon Roof Mounting Pads: The addition of anodizing and primer on mating surfaces, including the possibility for the installation of solid shims. Modification available for fielded aircraft per TB 407-12-97. 6. Improved Corrosion Resistance of MR Mast at Lower Cone Contact Surface Area: The change to the cadmium plating process and alteration to the tungsten carbide coating has fixed dissimilar corrosion issues that have been reported. This effort also benefits fielded aircraft by creating a spares superseding dash part number.

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We recently received a call from a customer looking at buying a Bell 407. He pointed out that the price for a new Bell 407 was higher compared to the price from a few years ago. His question was, Am I paying this additional amount because of inflation, or am I getting some tangible improvements? He was really pleased to find out that the Bell 407 has received a series of block upgrades over the last few years. The Bell 407 management team has conducted an exercise of identifying areas needing enhancement based on engineering, production and customer feedback. This is a quick resume of some latest accomplishments incorporated into the Bell 407. Since 1996, this model has gone through quite a series of improvements to meet customer operational needs. More improvements are in the worksStay tuned!

7. Improved Corrosion Resistance of MR Transmission Intermediate Case: The case is now made out of aluminum. This effort also benefits fielded aircraft by creating a spares superseding dash part number. 8. Cold Fuel Operations: This effort now allows the use of Jet A or equivalent at operating temperatures below minus 32 degrees Celsius. This effort required extensive flight testing and benefits across all models. Refer to applicable Flight Manual Supplements released for additional details.

11. Jettisonable Crew Doors: These doors will be on all standard Bell 407 and the Bell 407GX.

The second block effort introduced the following additional advancements;

9. Glass Cockpit: The G1000H Garmin glass cockpit suite introduced to the Bell 407. This latest variant, the Bell 407GX, starts at serial number 54300 and sub.

12. LED Lighting for Landing, Taxi, Strobe and Position Lights: This lighting is presently incorporated on the Bell 407GX only. The plan is to have this technology installed onto other models in the future. 13. Chapter 4 Review: We have removed the retirement life on the K-flex main driveshaft. The requirement has now changed to an overhaul. 14. Wire Strike Protection System: The installation of a wire strike protection system on all standard Bell 407 and Bell 407GX. 15. Emergency Float Kit: We have added automatic water-activated submergible switches for the emergency float kit. Also, the inspection interval of the float bags is planned to increase from 6 months/500 hours to 1 year/1000 hours. If you require any further information please feel free to contact Product Support Engineering.
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10. Improved Water Resistance at Canon Plug Back Shells: This feature will reduce probabilities of erroneous indicator readings when flying in rain. A Technical Bulletin is planned for field introduction within the next year.

Root Cause Analysis, a Tool for Aviation Record Keeping

by Elizabeth Howard, Training/EHS Administrator SkyBOOKS

Continuous Improvement Process is a common theme at Bell Helicopter. SkyBOOKS utilizes a continuous improvement process to develop an accurate maintenance tracking program. The methods and tools we use to determine the root cause of errors can also be applied to your record keeping program, whether its an online record keeping program or paper logs and a grease board. We have identified common record keeping errors and causes in past articles to help you identify errors in your own record keeping program. Once an error is discovered we recommend Root Cause Analysis as a tool for continuous improvement. What is Root Cause Analysis Root Cause Analysis is a reactive and a proactive tool. It is reactive because it identifies the root cause after an error has occurred. It is a proactive tool because it prevents future errors if the root cause is properly identified and eliminated. Problems that could potentially turn catastrophic can be prevented ahead of time. Root Cause Analysis is used in engineering, manufacturing, and operations. When business processes are revised safety performance improves. We should also apply this process to aviation maintenance tracking to eliminate errors. If you discover corrosion on your aircraft, you dont paint over it; you eliminate the corrosion first. Likewise, if you discover a record keeping error, you dont just correct it and continue to use the same erroneous process. You must identify why the error occurred and prevent it from occurring again. Follow three steps to apply a continuous improvement process to your record keeping program: 1. Identify and document a record keeping error 2. Analyze the problem to determine the root cause and contributing causes 3. Determine what can be done to prevent the error from happening again STEP ONE is crucial. If errors go undocumented, trends will not be apparent and your process will not continuously improve. You can review documented errors to identify and communicate recurring problems that would otherwise go unnoticed. STEP TWO requires the input from the team. Everyone will have an idea of what caused the errors. Most will be accurate causes; however there is only one root cause. The example below identifies four causes. Independently each cause may not have resulted in an error. The root cause is the primary cause you should address to prevent future errors.
PROBLEM CAUSE CAUSE CAUSE ROOT CAUSE

Installed component has incorrect Tracking intervals

Record Keeping not updated for alternative P/N or Mx manual revision

No process to update spreadsheet for manual revisions nor alternate P/Ns

Spreadsheet not updated from HSR Card data

Record Keeping program does not force tracking validation or automate new interval requirements

STEP THREE identifies what action will be taken to eliminate the root cause and prevent future errors. It is important to remember that people generally do not err on purpose. Therefore step three should focus on improving a process.

For more Record-Keeping information contact SkyBOOKS at 866.929.8700 or email sales@skybooks.com.

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FAA Approves Additional Performance for Van Horn Aviation Composite Tail Rotor Blades
During the summer of 2011, with representatives from Bell Helicopter and the FAA present, composite rotor blade manufacturer Van Horn Aviation (VHA) performed a series of high-altitude flight tests in Leadville, Colorado, using a Bell 206L3. The flight testing resulted in the publication of new FAA-approved hover performance charts that can increase the allowable weight in certain conditions with the installation of the VHA composite tail rotor blade STC on Bell 206L1, 206L3, and 206L4 models. VHA composite tail rotor blades (P/N 2062200-301) incorporate a NASA designed laminar flow airfoil that results in increased stall margin and thereby improves high altitude performance. This efficient cambered airfoil design uses less engine power to produce more tail rotor authority, reducing pilot workload, while providing greater control. The blade features corrosion and damage-resistant carbon fiber skin, titanium root fitting, electroformed nickel abrasion strip, and stainless steel pitch bearings for increased service life. Its advanced, airfoil and shaped tip significantly reduce the overall aircraft noise signature. Also, the blades are designed and certified with service lives twice as long as the OEM blades. This increase in life reduces direct maintenance costs (DMC) associated with the tail rotor blades by nearly 50%. The new VHA Flight Manual Supplements (FMS) are available at the websites of Aeronautical Accessories (www.aero-access.com) and Van Horn Aviation (www.vanhornaviation.com/documents). These supplements include updated hover performance charts for each model. The new charts provide, under certain conditions, increases in the allowable weight in ground effect (IGE) by 170 lbs and out of ground effect

The blade features corrosion and damage-resistant carbon fiber skin, titanium root fitting, electroformed nickel abrasion strip, and stainless steel pitch bearings for increased service life. Its advanced, airfoil and shaped tip significantly reduce the overall aircraft noise signature.

(OGE) by 75 lbs in Area A. Area A is the region of the hover performance charts where FAA controllability requirements are met (17 knot winds in all azimuths). Note that the use of VHA tail rotor blades does NOT authorize loading over the aircrafts maximum internal gross weight limits. The VHA STC that includes the P/N 2062200-301 tail rotor blades is available exclusively through Aeronautical Accessories (www.aero-access.com). All products are FAA STC/PMA certified. With lower operating costs and greater tail rotor authority, Van Horn Aviation composite blades provide a win-win situation for both the operator and the pilot.

Customer Support & Services Under New Leadership

Eric Cardinali has been appointed as senior vice president of the Customer Support & Services organization at Bell Helicopter. Eric has nearly 25 years experience in domestic and international sales and manufacturing. He first joined Textron in 2001 and since then has served in a variety of leadership roles in operations at several of Textrons businesses, including Bell Helicopter as the President of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada from 2008 2010. Erics international business acumen, operations expertise, and proven leadership ability will be an excellent fit for the organization as Bell continues its global expansion. Danny Maldonado, who has held the position of senior vice president of Customer Support & Services since 2008, has assumed the responsibility as senior vice president of commercial sales and marketing, leading the sales and marketing efforts globally for Bell Helicopter. Dannys extensive international expertise, proven success in being responsive to customers and relationships within the industry will be a force multiplier as Bell continues to revitalize its commercial business.
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Advancing Rotorcraft Drive System Design is Not Out of Reach

by Ryan Ehinger, Supervisor IPT Engineering, Research and Engineering

Bell Helicopter has been leading the Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program for over a year. The goal is to surge forward with advanced design, and make dramatic leaps in system performance, cost, noise, and safety using more than 18 unique drive system technologies. Bell Helicopters partner in this program is the Armys Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), leaders in the development and transition of technology to their military customer. In 2015, Bell Helicopter will incorporate these integrated technologies in a full-scale bench test demonstration to validate their readiness for production. The technology developed under the FARDS program is focused on the Model 407 drive system, but has dualuse applicability to essentially all of Bell Helicopters commercial and military product lines. In fact, Bell Helicopters development of the program was based in large part on addressing the needs of the commercial customer. What does this mean for Bells commercial customers and fleet? It means we are working to respond to your needs and provide future transmissions that are lighter, quieter, and less expensive to own and operate. Lighter and less expensive, two typically incompatible features are addressed by a specific mix of new processes, materials, and configurations. Specifically, the FARDS program is developing new gear materials that require 40% less processing time with 40% higher yield strength, new gear tooth geometry for additional load capacity, and new welding techniques to simplify component production. Many of these improvements have already been validated in coupon level testing and analysis. Others will be part of an extensive component test program at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Our bearing The goal is to surge forward technology is focused on improved corrosion with advanced design, and resistance, reduced make dramatic leaps in system weight using ceramic materials, and longperformance, cost, noise, and awaited maintenance safety using more than 18 unique free bearings for the tail rotor driveshaft. drive system technologies. Driveshaft technology began by taking the success of the supercritical Model 429 driveshaft system, optimizing it to the specific geometric constraints of the Model 407, and incorporating new materials and manufacturing technologies. High strength, corrosion resistant materials are also being used for the main rotor mast to further reduce weight and eliminate maintenance cost drivers. Some of the more unique technologies are in the areas of thermal management and are focused on reducing the transmissions oil volume and external cooling requirements. Early testing indicates that both are possible. Safety and operating costs are being addressed using technologies that will continuously monitor the oil for moisture, debris, and degradation. This technology marks the first step to extending oil change intervals and proactively identifying water intrusion before it causes subsequent damage, with no off-aircraft oil-sampling tests required. Non-invasive joint integrity monitoring is also being developed to assess proper joints, with no wrench required. Stay tuned while 2015 marks the test date for the integrated bench demonstration, many technologies will be developed even sooner.

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Aviation Service a.s. Receives EASA Part 145 Certification

Bell Helicopter and Cessnas joint service facility, operated by Aviation Service a.s. in Prague, Czech Republic, has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) certification. This certification allows inspection, repair and component overhaul maintenance options applicable to the Bell 206, 407, 412, 427, and 429 as well as inspection and repair maintenance options for numerous Cessna Citation models. Achieving EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organization Approval of this broad range of aircraft models, along with certification of this facility as a Bell Helicopter Service Center, will take Bells factory support of European-based aircraft to a new level. In addition, the existing AS EASA Part 21 Design Organization Approval provides the capability for complete customizing and completion activity to include engineering, integration, installation and STCs for any level of equipment. Bell Helicopter acquired Aviation Service a.s. in March 2010 to further improve the quality and range of our service offering to customers in Europe, Russia and the Ukraine. AS was established in 1991 in the Czech Republic and has provided over 20 years of service in avionics sales, repair and design/integration to a broad range of rotary and fixed wing customers in Eastern Europe. AS represents over twenty major U.S. and international companies as a distributor, authorized service center and business partner (Honeywell, Garmin, BMS, David Clark, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and others). Our avionics repair station has a broad range of capability including repair of standard avionics components, radios, GPWS, EFIS, autopilots, weather radar, GPS receivers and other complex avionics equipment. Located on the Prague Ruzyne Airport since 2002, AS has 39,000 sq. ft. of airside hangar space, with almost 13,000 sq. ft. dedicated to maintenance and customizing activity. We have a dedicated helipad (H1) on our apron that can accommodate helicopter rotor diameters up to 15m for fly in service. Our Fixed Base Operation can ground handle and hangar any helicopter up to the size of Bell 412, as well as fixed wing aircraft up to size of a Gulfstream G550. Since the acquisition, Bell and AS have completed the outfitting of our state of the art maintenance workshops complete with all required Bell special tooling, hand and inspection tools, touch up paint booth, sheet metal shop, maintenance work stands and all ground support equipment.

The following Maintainer and Operator (M&O) Conferences are scheduled for 2012:
September 6-7 September 10-11 October 23-24 November 13-14 Mumbai, India New Delhi, India Atlanta, Georgia Ottawa, Ontario

These conferences provide an opportunity for all Bell Helicopter owners, operators, maintenance personnel, and pilots to interact with specialists from Bell Helicopter Product Support Engineering, Engine OEMs, etc. to get the latest technical information on Bell Helicopter aircraft. The conference is free of charge to attend for Bell Helicopter maintainers and operators. The only expense to the attendees will be travel expenses, lodging expenses, meals, etc. If you are interested in attending one of these conferences, please contact your Customer Service Engineer (CSE) or Leslie Ferry at laferry@bh.com

206 Composite Tail Rotor Blade receives EASA STC

On April 23, 2012, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) granted an STC for Van Horn Aviations 206B/L composite tail rotor blades. The European approval of FAA STC SR02249LA allows operators governed by or otherwise using EASA flight standards to legally use the Van Horn composite tail rotor blades on Bell 206B3 and L series helicopters. The VHA composite tail rotor blades (P/N 2062200-301) are available exclusively through Aeronautical Accessories (1-800251-7094) or any Bell Helicopter Supply Center. For more information on the VHA composite blades visit www.aero-access. com or www.vanhornaviation.com.
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New Bell 429 Options Available From Aeronautical Accessories

Aeronautical Accessories is now offering additional product options for the Bell 429. These new accessories include: Egress Window/Sliding Door Pushout, Removable Doors (Jettison), an HF Antenna, and a Scuba Floor.
The new Bell 429 Egress Windows/ Sliding Door Pushout provides supplemental exits in the passenger cabin. The product is the same size, shape, and profile of the OEM windows and does not affect the flight characteristics of the aircraft. Available colors include: light gray, medium gray and dark gray. from the door. This simultaneously disengages the OEM door latches, allowing the door to be completely removed. The doors are compatible with Aeronautical Accessories 429 Automatic Door Opener Kit. A new HF Antenna for the Bell 429 is also now available. This antenna allows communications beyond the range of standard radio equipment. Designed to interface with many types of HF radios, the new Bell 429 HF Antenna increases reception in remote areas and runs the full length of the tailboom.

The Bell 429 Removable Doors jettison the crew doors in the event of a water landing or submersion. These are OEM doors modified by replacing the upper-and lower-fixed hinge plates with quick-release hinge plates. The activation lever is located on the interior of the door at the upper hinge. When rotated, the activation lever operates the quick-release hinges, disengaging the upper and lower hinge plates

Aeronautical Accessories has developed the new Bell 429 Scuba Floor to provide additional protection for cabin floor and baggage areas against both impact and fluids. Easily installed and removed, the Bell 429 Scuba Floor is molded in three sections and attached to the Bell429 OEM floor track using quick release fasteners. For more information on Aeronautical Accessories and their products, contact the Aeronautical Accessories sales team at 1-800-251-7094 or email your question to sales@aero-access.com.

introducing Bell Helicopters Newest

Customer Service EngineerJohn Forero.

As we execute our global growth plan for Bell Helicopters Customer Service Engineer network, we are pleased to introduce our newest Customer Service Executive, John Forero. John lives in Bogota and will cover Colombia. John joins the Bell Helicopter team from DynCorp with 28 years of prior experience on a wide variety of Bell aircraft, located primarily in Latin America and the Middle East. Over half of this time was dedicated to positions in maintenance management, quality control, training and customer support. He is the holder of the FAA A&P and IA licenses, plus the Colombian Aeronautical Authority Helicopter licenses.

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Q: Is there any way we can reduce erosion on the leading edge on Bell 407 tail rotor blades?
application of a 3M erosion resistant coating to areas of the blade exposed to erosion. The coating is applied as a 0.5 wide strip, all along the leading edge (surrounding the erosion shield) and to the extreme tip portion of the blade. The adhesive strip can be touched up as required to maintain protection. Bell Helicopters approved blade repair facilities located in Louisiana, UK, and Dubai are able to apply this coating. They can be contacted to coordinate this adhesive application per repair number 11LR-373. Other approved repair facilities should contact Bell engineering to obtain approval for the same repair.
Bell Helicopter Broussard, Louisiana 337.839.2119 Rotor Blades Limited United Kingdom 44.198.584.7040 RBI Hawker Limited Dubai, UAE 971.4.8860144

A: Bell Helicopter has approved an expanded repair procedure allowing the

Got Other Technical Questions?

Please contact Product Support Engineering
Bell 206 Phone: 450.437.2862 or 800.363.8023 FAX: 450.433.0272 E-Mail: pselight@bh.com Bell 407 Phone: 450.971.6407 or 800.243.6407 FAX: 450.433.0272 E-Mail: pselight@bh.com Bell 222, 230, 427, 429 or 430 Phone: 450.437.2077 or 800.463.3036 FAX: 450.433.0272 E-Mail: pseinter@bh.com Bell 204, 205, 212 or 412 Phone: 450.437.6201 or 800.363.8028 FAX: 450.433.0272 E-Mail: psemedium@bh.com Bell 210/214B/214ST Phone 817.280.3548 E-Mail: MTS-Medium@bh.com Bell TH-57/TH-67/OH-58 Phone: 817.280.3548 E-Mail: MTS-Light@bh.com Bell UH-1H/UH-1N/Huey II Phone: 817.280.3548 E-Mail: MTS-Medium@bh.com Bell AH-1W/AH-1Z/UH-1N/UH-1Y Phone: 817.280.3548 E-Mail: MTS-Medium@bh.com

models and (subject to the required upgrades) used on any serial number of Bell 212 or Bell 412. Please refer to TB 212-88-105 and TB 412-01-177. For any questions regarding these TBs please contact PSE Medium Group at psemedium@bh.com.

Q: Can I upgrade my Bell 212 Tailboom to use on a Bell 412? A: Bell 212 and Bell 412 Tailbooms can be interchanged between the two

Q: I have some structural damage to my 205A-1, however I need to complete a contract before performing the needed repairs. Can Bell provide a temporary repair to keep me going? A: No, Bell Helicopter does not provide or approve temporary repairs; all of
our repairs are FAA approved and return the helicopter as a minimum to its original structural integrity.

on them. I cannot find this P/N in any of the manuals - is this OK?

Q: My Bell 412EP has Tail Rotor Pitch horns with P/N 212-011-708-107 marked A: Yes this is correct. 212-011-708-105 Pitch Horn contains a 212-011-708-107
Pitch Horn sub assembly, Bushing, Insert and Lock Ring. These sub-components are assembled at manufacture and are not replaceable separately.

Q: I have been offered a Bell 212 at a very good price and now I am suspicioushow do I find out the history of the aircraft?
Please contact Bell PSE and provide the serial number and any other details and we will advise if there are any known issues.

A: There are a number of look alike models which were not FAA certified.

Q: We are a Bell Helicopter Customer Service Facility (CSF) that performs maintenance on Bell 212 and Bell 412s We would like to know if different brands of Hydraulic Fluids can be mixed?. A:
If the hydraulic fluid conforms to MIL-PRF-5606 (MIL-H-5606), then it is useable in the Models 212 and 412/412EP. There are no restrictions on the mixing of different brands of hydraulic fluid as long as they conform to MIL-PRF-5606.

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