Airworthiness Directive 2000-10-08
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 Helicopters
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter France Model SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 helicopters and requires conducting inspections of each tail rotor blade for bonding separation, measuring the clearance between the tip of each tail rotor blade and the circumference of the air duct, and replacing the blade if necessary. This amendment is prompted by an inflight incident in which the tail rotor blades were significantly damaged due to bonding separation. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent damage to a tail rotor blade, loss of tail rotor control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Which aircraft AD 2000-10-08 applies to
Tail rotor blade visual/tapping-test inspection for bonding separation, cracks, blisters, and blade-to-air-duct clearance. Specific model not stated in extracted text; inspection interval varies by blade S/N (below/above 18912) and P/N; per Eurocopter France SB 05.09 Rev 5 and SB 05.00.17 Rev 5, both dated Dec 18, 1998.
Whether AD 2000-10-08 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.