Is AD 2005-04-09 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2005-04-09 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2005-04-09 apply to?

AD 2005-04-09 applies to Bell — models 222, 222B, 222U, 230, 430. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2005-04-09

one-time

Official AD 2005-04-09 · FR doc 05-3049 · 2005-02-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters that currently requires certain checks and inspections of the tail rotor blades. If a crack is found, the existing AD requires replacing the tail rotor blade (blade) with an airworthy blade before further flight. This amendment requires the same checks and inspections as the existing AD, but expands the applicability with the addition of two BHTC Model 430 helicopter serial numbers. This amendment is prompted by the manufacturer issuing revised service information that includes the additional two serial numbers. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect a crack in the blade, and to prevent loss of a blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2005-04-09 applies to

MakesBell

Models222, 222B, 222U, 230, 430

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 47006–47089, 47131–47156, 47501–47574, 23001–23038, 49001–49107.

Part-conditional — 222-016-001-123, 222-016-001-127, 222-016-001-131, 222-016-001-135.

Model 222 (S/N 47006-47089) and Model 222B (S/N 47131-47156): tail rotor blade P/N 222-016-001-123, -127, -131, or -135. Model 222U (S/N 47501-47574), Model 230 (S/N 23001-23038), and Model 430 (S/N 49001-49107): tail rotor blade P/N 222-016-001-123 or -131.

Whether AD 2005-04-09 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 2005-04-09 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.