Is AD 2013-11-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-11-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-11-05 apply to?

AD 2013-11-05 applies to Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. — models 214B, 214B-1, 214ST, 214. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-11-05

one-time

Official AD 2013-11-05 · FR doc 2013-12720 · 2013-06-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Model 214B, 214B-1, and 214ST helicopters with a certain tail rotor hanger bearing (bearing) installed. This AD requires inspecting the bearing to determine whether an incorrectly manufactured seal material is installed on the bearing. This AD is prompted by a report that certain bearings were manufactured with an incorrect seal material that does not meet Bell specifications. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of bearing grease, failure of the bearing, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2013-11-05 applies to

MakesBell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Models214B, 214B-1, 214ST, 214

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 28001–28070, 28101–28200.

Part-conditional — 214-040-606-005, 214-040-606-101.

Model 214B and 214B-1, S/N 28001 through 28070; Model 214ST, S/N 28101 through 28200; applies only with tail rotor hanger bearing P/N 214-040-606-005 or 214-040-606-101 installed. Condition is a bearing with incorrect seal material.

Whether AD 2013-11-05 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 2013-11-05 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.