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Airworthiness Directive 2003-14-19

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Official AD 2003-14-19 · FR doc 03-17947 · 2003-07-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, SA-366G1, AS355F, F1, F2, N, and EC130 B4 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that requires removing certain main servocontrols and replacing them with servocontrols that do not fall within the "Applicability" of this AD at specified intervals. This amendment is prompted by the discovery of an incorrect tightening torque load found on servocontrols that were overhauled by Hawker Pacific Aerospace. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent thread failure, separation of the upper end fitting that attaches the servocontrol cylinder to the upper ball end- fitting, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2003-14-19 applies to

MakesEurocopter
ModelsAS365N, AS365N1, AS365N2, AS365N3, AS366G1, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, EC130B4, AS365, AS366, AS355, EC130

Applies to servocontrols on AS365N/N1/N2/N3, AS366G1, AS355F/F1/F2/N, and EC130B4 helicopters (per Eurocopter Alert Telex Nos. 67.00.08, 67.03, 67.00.23, and 67A001, all dated April 29, 2002) at risk of thread failure at the upper end-fitting attaching the servocontrol to the ball end-fitting. Each servocontrol must be replaced on a schedule based on accumulated hours TIS: <1,000 hrs -> within 550 hrs TIS or 12 months; 1,000-1,299 hrs -> before 1,550 hrs TIS or within 9 months; >=1,300 hrs -> within 250 hrs TIS or 6 months.

Whether AD 2003-14-19 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 2003-14-19 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.