Is AD 2000-16-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2000-16-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2000-16-04 apply to?

AD 2000-16-04 applies to Bell — models 430. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2000-16-04

one-time

Official AD 2000-16-04 · FR doc 00-20403 · 2000-08-15 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 430 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for BHTC Model 430 helicopters. That AD currently requires inspecting all four main rotor adapter assemblies for evidence of flapping and lead-lag contact. That AD also requires installing a never-exceed-velocity (VNE) placard with markings on the airspeed indicator glass and instrument case and revising the rotorcraft flight manual (RFM) to reflect the airspeed revision. This amendment provides mandatory terminating action for requirements of that AD by replacing the fluidlastic damper blade sets with improved sets that incorporate a pressure indicator to detect loss of damper fluid. This amendment is prompted by the need for a positive means of detecting loss of damper fluid that could result in main rotor tip path plane separation. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent increased vibrations, damage to the main rotor system, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2000-16-04 applies to

MakesBell

Models430

Part-conditional — 430-075-208-107, 430-075-208-109, 430-310-100-101, 430-310-107-101, 430-310-104-105.

Main rotor adapter/yoke/stop assembly inspection and replacement, VNE placard and airspeed indicator markings, and fluidlastic damper blade set replacement, per Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Alert Service Bulletins 430-97-2, 430-97-4, and 430-98-8.

Whether AD 2000-16-04 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:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2000-16-04 complied with on your aircraft?

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.

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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.