Is AD 2013-05-22 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-05-22 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-05-22 apply to?

AD 2013-05-22 applies to Agusta — models A109, A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109K2, A109E, A109S, A119. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-05-22

one-time

Official AD 2013-05-22 · FR doc 2013-06131 · 2013-03-26 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109, A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109K2, A109E, A109S, and A119 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) AD issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Community. The MCAI AD states that a Model A109E helicopter experienced a failure of the tail rotor pitch control link assembly caused by a production defect. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent failure of a tail rotor pitch control link and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2013-05-22 applies to

MakesAgusta

ModelsA109, A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109K2, A109E, A109S, A119

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials MO001–MO773.

Part-conditional — 109-0130-05-117.

Applies only when tail rotor pitch control link assembly P/N 109-0130-05-117 with less than 100 hours time-in-service is installed, with a serial number prefix 'MO' and S/N 001 through 773 without a 'T' suffix after the S/N.

Whether AD 2013-05-22 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 2013-05-22 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.