Is AD 2002-20-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-20-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-20-02 apply to?

AD 2002-20-02 applies to Bell — models 222B, 222U, 222, 230, 430. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-20-02

one-time

Official AD 2002-20-02 · FR doc 02-24991 · 2002-10-03 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada (BHTC), model helicopters that requires removing sealant from the forward tooling hole in the right-hand upper fuel enclosure area. This amendment is prompted by the determination that fuel or water could accumulate in the right-hand upper fuel enclosure. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent accumulation of fuel in the right-hand upper fuel enclosure area, a fire, and a subsequent forced landing.

Which aircraft AD 2002-20-02 applies to

MakesBell

Models222B, 222U, 222, 230, 430

Sealant removal from forward tooling hole in right-hand upper fuel enclosure to prevent fuel accumulation/fire, per Bell ASBs 222-01-89 (Model 222/222B), 222U-01-60 (Model 222U), 230-01-20 (Model 230), and 430-01-21 (Model 430), all dated Feb 7, 2001.

Whether AD 2002-20-02 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 2002-20-02 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.