Is AD 2002-08-54 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-08-54 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-08-54 apply to?

AD 2002-08-54 applies to Bell — models 222U, 222, 230. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-08-54

one-time

Official AD 2002-08-54 · FR doc 02-19486 · 2002-08-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) 2002-08-54, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters by individual letters. This AD requires a visual check of each main rotor grip assembly (grip) and pitch horn at specified intervals and a visual inspection using a 10-power or higher magnifying glass of each affected grip and pitch horn for a crack at specified intervals. If a crack is found, this AD requires replacing each unairworthy grip or pitch horn with an airworthy part before further flight. This AD is prompted by three reports each of a fatigue crack in the grip and pitch horn found during routine inspection of the rotor head. This condition, if not detected, could result in failure of the grip or pitch horn and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2002-08-54 applies to

MakesBell

Models222U, 222, 230

Applies where main rotor grip or pitch horn has accumulated >=1250 hours TIS; repetitive visual/magnified crack checks and replacement per Bell ASBs 222U-02-64 (Model 222U), 222-02-93 (Model 222), and 230-02-26 (Model 230), all dated April 1, 2002.

Whether AD 2002-08-54 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 2002-08-54 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.