Is AD 2014-12-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2014-12-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2014-12-04 apply to?

AD 2014-12-04 applies to Bell — models 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 204, 205. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2014-12-04

one-time

Official AD 2014-12-04 · FR doc 2014-13835 · 2014-06-19 · airframe

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

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-01-04 for BHTI Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 helicopters. AD 2003-01-04 required inspecting the main rotor grip (grip) and reporting certain inspection results to the FAA. AD 2003-01-04 also required performing additional inspections, repair, or replacement depending on whether a crack or delamination was found, and determining and recording the hours time-in-service (TIS) and the engine start/stop cycles for each grip on a component history card or equivalent record. This new AD requires the same actions as AD 2003-01-04 but adds a retirement life to certain grips and expands the applicability to include the Model 210 helicopter and additional part-numbered grips. This AD was prompted by the discovery of additional cracked grips. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of a grip, separation of a main rotor blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2014-12-04 applies to

MakesBell

Models204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 204, 205

Part-conditional — 204-011-121-005, 204-011-121-009, 204-011-121-113, 204-011-121-117, 204-011-121-121, ASI-4011-121-9.

Applicability of the main rotor grip part number varies by model per Table 1 to Paragraph (a): 204B applies only if grip P/N 204-011-121-005 was ever installed on a Model 205B helicopter; 204B/205A/205A-1 apply with grip P/N 204-011-121-009, -117, -121, or ASI-4011-121-9; 205A/205A-1 apply with grip P/N 204-011-121-005 or -113 if ever installed on a Model 205B helicopter; 205B applies with grip P/N 204-011-121-005, -009, -113, -117, or -121; 210 applies with grip P/N 204-011-121-009 or -121; 212 applies with grip P/N 204-011-121-009, -121, or ASI-4011-121-9.

Whether AD 2014-12-04 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 2014-12-04 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.

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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.