Is AD 2012-9314 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-9314 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-9314 apply to?

AD 2012-9314 applies to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited — models 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-9314

one-time

AD 2012-9314 · 2012-04-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters with certain main rotor blades installed to reduce the life limit of those blades. This AD is prompted by two accidents and the subsequent investigations that revealed that, in each accident, a main rotor blade failed because of fatigue cracking. These actions are intended to prevent failure of the main rotor blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2012-9314 applies to

MakesBell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited

Models206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4

Part-conditional — 206-015-001-107, 206-015-001-109, 206-015-001-111, 206-015-001-115, 206-015-001-117, 206-015-001-119, 206-015-001-121.

Applies to helicopters with a main rotor blade of the listed P/Ns and a main rotor blade serial number (prefix "A-") listed in Table 1 of the AD; the table is extensive (hundreds of blade S/Ns) and is not fully reproduced here.

Whether AD 2012-9314 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 2012-9314 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.