Is AD 2004-20-07 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2004-20-07 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2004-20-07 apply to?

AD 2004-20-07 applies to Bell — models 222, 222B, 222U, 230. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-07

one-time

Official AD 2004-20-07 · FR doc 04-22265 · 2004-10-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters that requires certain inspections of the main rotor yoke (yoke) for a crack, fretting, or buffer deterioration. If a crack is found, the AD requires replacing the yoke with an airworthy yoke before further flight. If fretting or buffer deterioration are found, the AD requires further inspecting the main rotor hub assembly (hub assembly) and repairing or replacing any unairworthy parts. Also, the AD requires a torque inspection of the flapping bearing retaining nuts at specified intervals. This amendment is prompted by the discovery of a crack in a yoke. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the yoke and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2004-20-07 applies to

MakesBell

Models222, 222B, 222U, 230

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 47006–47089, 47131–47156, 47501–47574, 23001–23038.

Part-conditional — 222-011-101-ALL, 222-012-101-ALL.

Model 222 (S/N 47006-47089), 222B (S/N 47131-47156), and 222U (S/N 47501-47574) with main rotor hub assembly P/N 222-011-101-ALL or 222-012-101-ALL installed; Model 230 (S/N 23001-23038) with main rotor hub assembly P/N 222-012-101-ALL installed.

Whether AD 2004-20-07 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 2004-20-07 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.

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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.