Is AD 2012-22038 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2012-22038 requires a repetitive inspection every 300 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-22038 apply to?

AD 2012-22038 applies to Bhtc — models 407. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-22038

recurring

AD 2012-22038 · 2012-09-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters. This AD requires you to replace tailboom-attachment hardware (attachment hardware), and perform initial and recurring determinations of the torque on the nuts of the tailboom-attachment bolts (bolts) at all four attachment locations. This AD was prompted by a review of the tailboom-attachment installation, which revealed that the torque value of the bolts specified in the BHTC Model 407 Maintenance Manual and applied during manufacturing was incorrect and exceeded the torque range recommended for the bolts. The actions required by this AD are intended to prevent an over-torque of a bolt, bolt failure, loss of the tailboom, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 300 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2012-22038 applies to

MakesBhtc

Models407

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 53000–53990.

Concerns tailboom attachment bolt torque value specified in the BHTC Model 407 Maintenance Manual and applied during manufacturing.

Whether AD 2012-22038 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 2012-22038 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.