Is AD 2010-23-23 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2010-23-23 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2010-23-23

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2010-23-23 apply to?

AD 2010-23-23 applies to Eurocopter France — models SA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, SA330. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2010-23-23 · FR doc 2010-28455 · 2010-11-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (ECF) Model SA330F, G, and J; and AS332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified ECF model helicopters. This AD results from a mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) AD issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Community. The MCAI AD states that EASA received a report of a rear hinged door on a Model AS332L1 helicopter opening in flight without loss of the door. Examinations revealed incorrect positioning of a door catch that resulted in incorrect locking and uncontrolled opening of the door. This condition, if not detected and corrected, can lead to the loss of the hinged door in flight, damage to the main or tail rotor blades, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2010-23-23 applies to

MakesEurocopter France

ModelsSA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, SA330, AS332

Certificated in any category. Prompted by a rear hinged door on an AS332L1 opening in flight due to incorrect positioning of a door catch.

Whether AD 2010-23-23 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 2010-23-23 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.