Airworthiness Directive 2002-24-09
recurringAirworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited BN2T and BN2T-4R Series Airplanes
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited (Pilatus Britten-Norman) BN2T and BN2T-4R series airplanes. This AD requires you to repetitively inspect the left and right engine-mounting frame for cracks and replace the frame if cracks are found. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for the United Kingdom. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct cracks in the left and right engine- mounting frame, which could lead to engine mount failure. Such failure could result in separation of the engine from the airplane.
Which aircraft AD 2002-24-09 applies to
Specific model/serial applicability is in paragraph (a), not captured in the extracted text; action per Britten-Norman SB No. SB 282, Issue 2 (dated 2002-06-01); also addressed in British AD 002-05-2002.
Whether AD 2002-24-09 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:
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.