Is AD 2013-01-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-01-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-01-05 apply to?

AD 2013-01-05 applies to Eurocopter — models AS350B3, EC130B4, AS350, EC130. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-01-05

one-time

Official AD 2013-01-05 · FR doc 2013-02236 · 2013-02-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopters. This AD requires revising the Limitations section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to reduce the starter generator operating current to 180 amperes (amps) and installing a placard in the instrument panel indicating the revised limitation. This AD was prompted by the determination that the manufacturer-installed Aircraft Parts Corporation (APC) starter generator has exceeded the shaft horse power extractions allowed for Turbomeca engines. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent the engine surge margin being reduced, which can result in engine failure.

Which aircraft AD 2013-01-05 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsAS350B3, EC130B4, AS350, EC130

Part-conditional — 200SGL130Q.

Applies only to helicopters with an Aircraft Parts Corporation 200-ampere starter generator, P/N 200SGL130Q, installed.

Whether AD 2013-01-05 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 2013-01-05 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.