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July 10, 2022

Emergency AD: Airbus Helicopters Model EC225LP Helicopters

Emergency AD# 2022-14-51 Requires One-Time Visual Inspections And, Depending On The Results, Accomplishing Additional Inspections

This emergency AD was prompted by a report of a cracked main rotor head (MRH) sleeve. This emergency AD requires one-time visual inspections and, depending on the results, accomplishing additional inspections, repairing the MRH sleeve in accordance with a certain approval, and removing the MRH sleeve from service and installing an airworthy part. This emergency AD also prohibits installing an MRH sleeve unless certain inspections have been accomplished. This condition, if not addressed, could result in failure of an MRH sleeve, loss of a main rotor blade, and subsequent loss of the helicopter.

About 150-Ft AGL, The Pilot Heard A "Thump,” And The Helicopter Pitched Up

On June 18, 2022, about 1710 central standard time, an Eurocopter EC-135 P2+ helicopter, N226SA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Waukesha, Wisconsin. The pilot and 3 passengers were not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 air medical flight. According to the operator, the pilot received a flight request for an inter-facility transfer flight. The intended route of flight was from the aircraft's primary base at Waukesha County Airport (UES) to pick up a patient at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center and transport them to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.