Is AD 2011-16-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2011-16-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2011-16-04 apply to?

AD 2011-16-04 applies to Sikorsky — models S-92A, S-92. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2011-16-04

one-time

Official AD 2011-16-04 · FR doc 2011-27773 · 2011-10-27 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. This action requires making pen and ink changes, inserting a copy of this AD, or inserting specified temporary revisions into the Limitations section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) limiting the maximum rolling groundspeed for a normal landing or takeoff from 65 knots to 50 knots for helicopters with a certain serial-numbered landing gear retract actuator (actuator). Instead of limiting the groundspeed, replacing the affected actuator with a modified actuator is terminating action for the requirements of this AD. This amendment is prompted by a report of a main landing gear that would not retract. The manufacturer reports that certain actuators were manufactured with down-lock keys that did not meet the specified minimum hardness requirements. This condition, if not corrected, could lead to a landing gear collapse following a roll- on landing that exceeds 50 knots groundspeed. These actions are intended to prevent collapse of a landing gear and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2011-16-04 applies to

MakesSikorsky

ModelsS-92A, S-92

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 101-00026–101-00237.

Part-conditional — 92250-00800-103.

Applies only to helicopters with landing gear retract actuator P/N 92250-00800-103, S/N 101-00026 through 101-00237, without modification letter 'B' stamped on the nameplate.

Whether AD 2011-16-04 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 2011-16-04 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.