Is AD 2002-11-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-11-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-11-01 apply to?

AD 2002-11-01 applies to Eurocopter — models EC135. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-11-01

one-time

Official AD 2002-11-01 · FR doc 02-13290 · 2002-05-30 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter Deutschland (Eurocopter) Model EC135 helicopters with Turbomeca Arrius 2B1 engines installed. This action requires modifying the engine electrical control unit (FADEC) software and the collective linear transducer (LVDT). This amendment is prompted by a parameter discrepancy within the engine fuel main metering unit that is transmitted to the FADEC. This condition, if not corrected, could result in deactivation of the engine main fuel-metering valve, loss of automatic control of the affected engine, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2002-11-01 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsEC135

Requires FADEC software update per Turbomeca SB No. 319 73 2019 dated Mar 26, 2001 (Arrius 2B1 engine) and collective linear-transducer (LVDT) modification per Eurocopter Alert SB EC135-71A-019 dated Aug 30, 2001, to prevent FADEC fail-caution and loss of automatic engine control; referenced German LBA AD 2001-304/2.

Whether AD 2002-11-01 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 2002-11-01 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.