DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
<SUBAGY>Federal Aviation Administration</SUBAGY>
<CFR>14 CFR Part 39</CFR>
<DEPDOC>[Docket No. FAA-2026-0008; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-01103-R]</DEPDOC>
<RIN>RIN 2120-AA64</RIN>
<SUBJECT>Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a leak on a gas cylinder within the emergency life raft system (ELRS) container assembly due to geometrical gaps between the burst disk and the valve body. This proposed AD would require replacing the ELRS container assembly. This proposed AD would prohibit installing an affected ELRS container assembly unless certain requirements are met. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
</SUM>
<EFFDATE>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
The FAA must receive comments on this NPRM by February 23, 2026.
</EFFDATE>
<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
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<E T="03">Federal eRulemaking Portal:</E>
Go to
<E T="03">regulations.gov.</E>
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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<E T="03">Fax:</E>
(202) 493-2251.
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<E T="03">Mail:</E>
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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<E T="03">Hand Delivery:</E>
Deliver to Mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
<E T="03">AD Docket:</E>
You may examine the AD docket at
<E T="03">regulations.gov</E>
under Docket No. FAA-2026-0008; or in person at Docket Oper
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