Is AD 2010-15-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2010-15-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2010-15-03 apply to?

AD 2010-15-03 applies to Eurocopter — models EC130B4, EC130. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2010-15-03

one-time

Official AD 2010-15-03 · FR doc 2010-17282 · 2010-08-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model EC 130 B4 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France helicopters. This action requires inspecting certain electrical harnesses for damage and if damage is found, repairing the electrical harness; protecting the electrical harness from damage; installing harness clamp blocks; and inspecting each fairing attachment screw to determine the length and replacing attachment screws, if they exceed a certain length. This amendment is prompted by a report of an in-flight incident that led to the inflation of the emergency floatation gear (emergency floats) and the activation of various warnings. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent interference between an electrical harness and the lower structure fairing attachment screws. Damage to an electrical harness by a lower structure fairing attachment screw could lead to short- circuiting of various warnings, inflation of the emergency floats during flight, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2010-15-03 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsEC130B4, EC130

Applies only to helicopters modified in accordance with MOD 073774 that have NOT had MOD 073591 nor the modification specified in Eurocopter Drawing No. 350A085340 incorporated. Certificated in any category.

Whether AD 2010-15-03 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 2010-15-03 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.