Is AD 2012-20102 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-20102 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-20102

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2012-20102 apply to?

Applicability depends on the aircraft's type certificate; check it against the specific tail.

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AD 2012-20102 · 2012-08-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76A helicopters to require modifying the electric rotor brake (ERB) and inserting changes into the "Normal Procedures" and "Emergency Procedures" sections of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). This AD was prompted by a fire in the main gearbox area as a result of a hot electric rotor brake (ERB). The actions are intended to prevent overheating of the ERB, ignition of the ERB hydraulic fluid, a fire in the main gearbox area, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2012-20102 applies to

Applicability depends on the aircraft’s type certificate — check it against the specific tail.

Whether AD 2012-20102 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 2012-20102 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.