Specific Leonardo helicopters must now get regular brake checks

The US aviation regulator now requires owners of certain Leonardo helicopters to regularly inspect their brake pedal assemblies. If cracks appear, they must fix them or replace the parts.

Operators of these specific helicopter models now face new, mandatory maintenance costs and downtime. This rule ensures a known safety defect gets fixed across the fleet, instead of waiting for more failures. It is how the US aviation regulator handles specific aircraft problems once they are found.