U.S. FAA Issues Emergency Safety Directive for Bell Helicopters
- Action follows fatal crash of Bell 212 on June 28 in Canada
- FAA says about 400 helicopters worldwide would be inspected
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About 400 Bell helicopters would have to receive emergency inspections before flying after Canadian and U.S. investigators discovered a possible flaw while probing a fatal June 28 crash.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued a rare emergency airworthiness directive ordering the inspections. The action followed a similar order by Transport Canada on Monday after the crash in that country.