Is AD 2003-12-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2003-12-13 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-12-13 apply to?

AD 2003-12-13 applies to Agusta — models A109K2, A109. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-12-13

one-time

Official AD 2003-12-13 · FR doc 03-15447 · 2003-06-26 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109K2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A (Agusta) Model A109K2 helicopters. This action requires a visual check of each tail rotor blade (blade) for a crack; a visual inspection of each blade for a crack at specified intervals; and if necessary, a dye-penetrant inspection. Replacing any cracked blade with an airworthy blade before further flight is also required. This amendment is prompted by a report of a crack that occurred on an Agusta Model A109K2 blade. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect fatigue cracks on the blades, which could result in loss of the blades and loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2003-12-13 applies to

MakesAgusta

ModelsA109K2, A109

Part-conditional — 109-8132-01-107.

Applies only to helicopters with tail rotor blade P/N 109-8132-01-107 installed, having accumulated 1,500 or more hours time-in-service.

Whether AD 2003-12-13 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 2003-12-13 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.