Airworthiness Directive 2001-15-19

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Official AD 2001-15-19 · FR doc 01-18972 · 2001-08-02 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-365N3 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (ECF) Model AS-365N3 helicopters that requires modifying the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) software within 90 days after the effective date of this AD. This amendment is prompted by a design problem in the FADEC "power loss printed circuit board" software found during laboratory testing. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of the FADEC one-engine- inoperative power and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2001-15-19 applies to

Cross-reference boilerplate only; model list precedes excerpt and was not captured. Requires FADEC software modification per Eurocopter France Service Bulletin No. 71.00.13, Revision 1, dated October 17, 2000, to prevent loss of one-engine-inoperative FADEC power.

Whether AD 2001-15-19 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2001-15-19 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.