Is AD 2002-06-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-06-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-06-04 apply to?

AD 2002-06-04 applies to Eurocopter — models AS350B3, AS355N, AS350, AS355. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-06-04

one-time

Official AD 2002-06-04 · FR doc 02-6626 · 2002-03-20 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, and AS355N Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for specified Eurocopter France (ECF) helicopters that requires replacing the tail rotor hub pitch change plate "SNR" bearing (bearing). This amendment is prompted by fatigue cracks found in the bearings. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent seizure of the bearing, loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2002-06-04 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsAS350B3, AS355N, AS350, AS355

Tail rotor drive bearing replacement; AS350B3/AS355N follow a 270/300-hour TIS schedule while all other AS350/AS355 models follow a 1150/1200-hour TIS schedule.

Whether AD 2002-06-04 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 2002-06-04 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.