Is AD 2002-11-09 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-11-09 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-11-09 apply to?

AD 2002-11-09 applies to Bell — models 407. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-11-09

one-time

Official AD 2002-11-09 · FR doc 02-14566 · 2002-06-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters that requires visually inspecting the forward hanger bearing bracket (bracket) for a crack. This amendment is prompted by reports of cracks in the bracket. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect a crack in the bracket, to prevent loss of tail rotor drive or control and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2002-11-09 applies to

MakesBell

Models407

Part-conditional — 407-040-321-101, 407-040-321-103.

Recurring 25-hr TIS visual inspection of the tail rotor drive forward bearing hanger bracket P/N 407-040-321-101/-103 for cracking, per Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Alert SB 407-01-39 Rev A dated May 30, 2001 (Model 407 inferred from SB number); referenced Transport Canada AD CF-2001-32.

Whether AD 2002-11-09 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 2002-11-09 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.