Is AD 2002-17-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-17-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-17-03 apply to?

AD 2002-17-03 applies to Bell — models 407. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-17-03

one-time

Official AD 2002-17-03 · FR doc 02-22174 · 2002-09-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, a Division of Textron Canada, Model 407 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada (BHT), Model 407 helicopters. This action requires a fuel filler cap assembly shimming and electrical bonding procedure. This amendment is prompted by the FAA's determination, based on information from the manufacturer, that electrical bonding may be inadequate. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent a lack of electrical bonding that could result in an electrical arc, ignition of fuel vapors, and an onboard fire.

Which aircraft AD 2002-17-03 applies to

MakesBell

Models407

Fuel filler cap shimming and electrical bonding procedure per Bell ASB No. 407-01-41; model inferred from ASB number (not stated as literal 'Model 407' text in the extracted applicability).

Whether AD 2002-17-03 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 2002-17-03 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.

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.