Is AD 2013-23-10 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-23-10 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-23-10 apply to?

AD 2013-23-10 applies to Eurocopter — models AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-23-10

one-time

Official AD 2013-23-10 · FR doc 2013-27637 · 2013-11-25 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010- 21-01 for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, D, AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N helicopters. AD 2010-21-01 required an inspection to determine whether a cross-member is installed at station X 2165 and doublers at X 2325 and Y 269, and installing them if they are missing. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2010-21-01 but clarifies the inspection procedures and limits the applicability to only those helicopters with collective-to-yaw control coupling. This AD is prompted by a crack discovered in the area of the center cross-member at station X 2325, at the attachment point of the yaw channel ball-type control sheath stop, of a Model AS355N helicopter fitted with the collective-to-yaw control coupling. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent reduced yaw control and subsequent loss of helicopter control.

Which aircraft AD 2013-23-10 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsAS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS350, AS355

Part-conditional — 350A27-2178-04, 350A27-2178-06, 350A27-2178-0601.

Applies only to helicopters with collective-to-yaw control coupling P/N 350A27-2178-04, -06, or -0601 installed.

Whether AD 2013-23-10 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 2013-23-10 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.