Is AD 2012-26-11 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-26-11 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-26-11 apply to?

AD 2012-26-11 applies to Bell — models 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 205. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-26-11

one-time

Official AD 2012-26-11 · FR doc 2012-31586 · 2013-01-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (BHTI) Model 205A, 205A-1, and 205B helicopters with certain starter/generator power cable assemblies (power cable assemblies). This AD requires replacing the power cable assemblies and their associated parts, and performing continuity readings. This AD was prompted by the determination that the power cable assembly connector (connector) can deteriorate, causing a short in the connector that may lead to a fire in the starter/generator, smoke in the cockpit that reduces visibility, and subsequent loss of helicopter control.

Which aircraft AD 2012-26-11 applies to

MakesBell

Models205A, 205A-1, 205B, 205

Part-conditional — 205-075-902-017, 205-075-911-007.

Applies only when starter/generator power cable assembly P/N 205-075-902-017 or P/N 205-075-911-007 is installed.

Whether AD 2012-26-11 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 2012-26-11 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.