Is AD 2013-08-07 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-08-07 requires a repetitive inspection every 10 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-08-07 apply to?

AD 2013-08-07 applies to Eurocopter — models AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-08-07

recurring

Official AD 2013-08-07 · FR doc 2013-08763 · 2013-04-18 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (ECF) Model AS332C, L, and L1 helicopters to require an initial and repetitive inspections of the outer skin, butt strap, and fuselage frame for a crack and modification of the helicopter. This AD was prompted by an AD issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, which states that a crack was discovered in a fuselage frame during a daily check. The actions of this AD are intended to detect a crack, to prevent loss of airframe structural integrity and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 10 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2013-08-07 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsAS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332

Applies to all Model AS332C, L, and L1 helicopters without modification (MOD) 0722907 installed, except helicopters with serial numbers 2078 and 2102. Condition is a crack in the outer skin, butt strap, or fuselage frame.

Whether AD 2013-08-07 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 2013-08-07 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.