Airworthiness Directive 2000-05-15
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What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Eurocopter France Model AS355N helicopters. This action requires inspecting the: 4 engine exhaust pipe ejector attachment lugs (lugs) for cracks; starter-generator (S-G) shaft for radial play; S-G attachment flange for cracks; and S-G attachment half- clamps for cracks. This amendment is prompted by 9 reports of S-G damage; 3 reports of the discovery of cracks in the lugs; and 1 report of an in-flight loss of the exhaust pipe ejector. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent separation of an engine exhaust pipe ejector from the helicopter, which could result in a tail rotor strike and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Which aircraft AD 2000-05-15 applies to
Visual inspection of engine exhaust pipe ejector attachment lugs and starter-generator (S-G) shaft/attachment flange/half-clamps for cracks or radial play. Specific model not stated in extracted text; per Eurocopter France Service Telex No. 00095, dated Oct 27, 1999 (references Service Telex 01.00.45); related to DGAC (France) AD 1999-469-058(A).
Whether AD 2000-05-15 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.