Is AD 04-2782 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 04-2782 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 04-2782 apply to?

AD 04-2782 applies to Eurocopter — models AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 04-2782

one-time

AD 04-2782 · 2004-02-13 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, and L1 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that requires inspecting the bevel gear for a crack using a borescope. This amendment is prompted by a crack that was detected on a bevel gear during a main gearbox teardown inspection. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the bevel gear, loss of torque to the main rotor system, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 04-2782 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsAS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332

Part-conditional — 332A32-2027-00, 332A32-2026-00, 332A32-2181-00, 332A32-2181-01, 332A32-2181-02, 332A32-2181-03, 332A32-2181-04, 331A32-3110-07.

Applies only if main gearbox bevel gear P/N 332A32-2027-00 or 332A32-2026-00, containing bevel gears P/N 332A32-2181-00, -01, -02, -03, or -04, or 331A32-3110-07, -08, -09, or -19, is installed. Does not apply to main gearboxes overhauled after December 31, 2002; parts inspected per AS332 Letter to Repair Stations No. 183; or parts repaired per Repair Sheet (F.R.) 332A32-2181-ZA or 331A32-3110-ZA.

Whether AD 04-2782 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 04-2782 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.