Airworthiness Notice - B027, Edition 3 - 19 February 2002

Ex-Military Bell Rotorcraft

(This Airworthiness Notice supersedes AN B027 Edition 2, dated 5 May 1997)

Introduction

Transport Canada has been informed that the Department of National Defence (DND) will be disposing of the following models of rotorcraft, and various parts of those aircrafts through Crown Assets Distribution Centre:

Types   CH – 136 (COH – 58A), CH-118 (UH – 1H), CH – 135 (CUH – 1N)

There is a possibility that some Canadian operators may be interested in acquiring some of these ex-DND rotorcraft or components for civil operation.

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to inform the aviation public of the lack of a type certification for these rotorcraft, and the possible distribution of aircraft components/parts that lack an acceptable release for installation on Canadian aircraft.

Aircraft Certification Status

Bell Helicopter Textron has informed Transport Canada that only two OH-58A aircraft, originally destined for U.S. military use, had been listed on FAA Type Certificate H2SW as equivalent to a Bell 206A-1. Those two serial numbers have since been removed from the FAA Type Certificate.

No COH-58A, UH-1H or CUH-1N model aircraft was ever listed on the Canadian type certificate.

Aircraft Components/Parts

The installer of aeronautical parts/components or products on Canadian aircraft is responsible for ensuring that the part or product conforms to the standards of Airworthiness as per Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR) 571.08 Installation of Used Parts and CARs 571.13 Installation of Parts – general and the Standards 571.07 through 571.10 including appendix J.

Before making any purchase commitments, interested parties should contact their local Transport Canada Civil Aviation, Aircraft Maintenance & Manufacturing Branch Center or Ganesh Pandey, Headquarters, in Ottawa at (613) 952-4424.

For Minister of Transport

Don Sherritt
Director, Aircraft Maintenance & Manufacturing