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Airworthiness Directive 2002-09-03

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Official AD 2002-09-03 · FR doc 02-10649 · 2002-05-02 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332L2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (ECF) Model AS332L2 helicopters. This action requires, before further flight, verifying that the air vent is installed on the inflation cylinder of each life raft assembly. If the air vent is missing, this AD also requires replacing the cylinder head with an airworthy part before further flight. This amendment is prompted by the discovery that an inflation cylinder in the life raft did not have an air vent installed. This condition, if not corrected, could result in inadvertent life raft inflation, loss of the life raft, contact with the main or tail rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2002-09-03 applies to

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Verifies the air vent is installed on the life-raft inflation-cylinder head; if missing, replaces the cylinder head before further flight; per Eurocopter France Alert Telex No. 25.01.06 dated Sep 17, 2001; specific model applicability not stated in the extracted text.

Whether AD 2002-09-03 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 2002-09-03 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.