Is AD 2010-03-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2010-03-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2010-03-03 apply to?

AD 2010-03-03 applies to Bell — models 205B, 205, 212. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2010-03-03

one-time

Official AD 2010-03-03 · FR doc 2010-1720 · 2010-02-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 205B and 212 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 205B and 212 helicopters with certain main rotor (M/R) blade assemblies installed. This action requires inspecting the M/R blades paying particular attention to an area near the blade root for an edge void, corrosion, or a crack. This amendment is prompted by two reports of fatigue cracks on M/R blades installed on Model 212 helicopters. Both model helicopters use the same part-numbered M/R blades. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect an edge void, corrosion, or a crack on a M/R blade, which could lead to loss of the M/R blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2010-03-03 applies to

MakesBell

Models205B, 205, 212

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 30066–30066, 30166–30166, 30188–30188, 30297–30297, 30502–30603, 30611–30999, 31101–31311, 32101–32262, 35001–35103.

Part-conditional — 212-015-501-005, 212-015-501-111, 212-015-501-113, 212-015-501-115, 212-015-501-117, 212-015-501-119, 212-015-501-121.

Applies only to the listed serial-numbered 205B and 212 helicopters with the specified main rotor blade part number installed per Table 1 (205B S/Ns: 30066, 30166, 30188, 30297; 212 S/Ns: 30502-30603, 30611-30999, 31101-31311, 32101-32262, 35001-35103).

Whether AD 2010-03-03 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 2010-03-03 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.