Airworthiness Directive 04-15129
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters
What this AD requires
This amendment rescinds an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 helicopters, which currently requires revisions to the R44 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). The RFM revisions limit operations in high winds and turbulence. The RFM revisions also provide information about main rotor stall and mast bumping with recommendations for avoiding these situations and additional emergency procedures for use in certain conditions. This amendment is prompted by the FAA's determination that the limitations and the procedures required by that AD are no longer necessary to correct an unsafe condition. The actions specified by this AD rescind all the requirements of AD 95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463, Docket 95-SW- 30-AD.
Which aircraft AD 04-15129 applies to
Whether AD 04-15129 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.