Airworthiness Directive 2002-12-03
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332L2 Helicopters
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS332L2 helicopters. This action requires removing the main rotor shaft non-rotating scissors (non- rotating scissors) from the swashplate balljoint and inspecting for friction or play in the hinges between the two links of the non- rotating scissors, or between the non-rotating scissors link and the flared housing, and replacing the non-rotating scissors, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by the discovery of in-service damage to main rotor shaft non-rotating scissors attachment hinges. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent friction on non-rotating scissors, failure of the swashplate, loss of main rotor pitch control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Which aircraft AD 2002-12-03 applies to
Recurring inspection (interval <=275 hrs TIS) of main rotor shaft non-rotating scissors at the swashplate balljoint for friction/play, with replacement if found, per Eurocopter Alert SB No. 05.00.56 dated Feb 1, 2001; specific model applicability not stated in the extracted text.
Whether AD 2002-12-03 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:
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.