Is AD 2003-24-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2003-24-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-24-01 apply to?

AD 2003-24-01 applies to Md Helicopters — models 369A, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 369D, 369E, 369. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-24-01

one-time

Official AD 2003-24-01 · FR doc 03-29222 · 2003-11-25 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 369A, H, HE, HM, HS, D, and E Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified model helicopters modified with a Helicopter Technology Company, LLC, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SR09172RC, SR09074RC, or SR09184RC. This action requires recording on the component history card or equivalent record the number of torque events (TEs) on each main rotor blade (blade). When a blade accumulates 13,720 TEs and 750 hours time-in-service (TIS), the AD requires inspecting both surfaces of the blade for a crack at specified intervals. If a crack is found, the AD also requires replacing the blade with an airworthy blade. Also, the AD establishes life limits for certain part- numbered blades. This proposal is prompted by several reports, including a recent report dated July 24, 2003, of blade cracks due to a high number of TEs per hour. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent fatigue cracking of the blade, blade failure, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2003-24-01 applies to

MakesMd Helicopters

Models369A, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, 369D, 369E, 369

Part-conditional — 500P2100-BSC, 500P2100-101, 500P2100-301.

Applies only if main rotor blade P/N 500P2100-BSC, -101, or -301 is installed, modified with Helicopter Technology Company, LLC, STC No. SR09172RC, SR09074RC, or SR09184RC.

Whether AD 2003-24-01 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 2003-24-01 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.