Mark Jackson

Document ID: FAA-2010-0427-0012
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: June 10 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: June 10 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: April 22 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: June 21 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80aff0c3
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This is comment on Rule

Airworthiness Directives: Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc. (previously Utah State University); California Department of Forestry; Firefly Aviation Helicopter Services, et al.

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To whom it may concern,I operate a Bell UH-1H ZS-HLA (64-13603) which is a WilliamsT/C and I feel that to implement this proposed AD relating to the TT straps is completely without justification. I maintain 5 other T/C'd Hueys and we have never had any problems with the TT straps. The main rotor heads are regularly inspected and no problems found. If Bell are concerned then we can still remove the TT straps for inspection every two years but to replace them would jeopadise our operations severely and also without reason. In talking to other operators we have not come across a single reported failure on any Huey's worldwide. Please do not implemement this requirement as it would further harm our fire fighting industry for no real reason