Is AD 2012-23-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-23-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-23-03 apply to?

AD 2012-23-03 applies to Eurocopter — models SA.315B, SE.3160, SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.319B, SA 3180, SA 318B, SA 318C. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-23-03

one-time

Official AD 2012-23-03 · FR doc 2012-28033 · 2012-11-26 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model SA.315B Alouette III, SE.3160 Alouette III, SA.316B Alouette III, SA.316C Alouette III, SA.319B Alouette III, SA 3180-ALOUETTE ASTAZOU, SA 318B-ALOUETTE ASTAZOU, and SA 318 C-ALOUETTE ASTAZOU helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the cage of the free-wheel assembly for the correct alignment of the roller drive pocket recesses and replacing the free-wheel cage with an airworthy free-wheel cage if a defect exists. This AD was prompted by incorrect positioning of the roller drive pocket recesses on the tail rotor drive shaft free-wheel cage, which caused a pilot to experience a heavy jerk in the yaw control during in-flight autorotation training. The requirements of this AD are intended to prevent a loss of tail rotor drive and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2012-23-03 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsSA.315B, SE.3160, SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.319B, SA 3180, SA 318B, SA 318C, SA.315, SA.316, SA.319, SA 318

Part-conditional — 3130S60-10-003.

Applies only when free-wheel cage P/N 3130S60-10-003 (tail-rotor driveshaft free-wheel assembly) is installed.

Whether AD 2012-23-03 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 2012-23-03 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.

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.