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

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

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

AD 2014-12-12 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models EC120B, EC130B4, EC120, EC130. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2014-12-12

one-time

Official AD 2014-12-12 · FR doc 2014-14621 · 2014-06-30 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters. This AD requires replacing parts of the sliding door star support attachment assembly, depending on the outcome of required inspections. This AD is prompted by a report that passengers in a helicopter were forced to exit through the pilot door after landing because they could not open the sliding door from the inside. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent failure of the sliding door star support attachment, which could inhibit operation of a sliding door from inside, delaying the evacuation of passengers during an emergency.

Which aircraft AD 2014-12-12 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsEC120B, EC130B4, EC120, EC130

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials ?–1367.

Part-conditional — C526A2370101, C526S1101051.

EC120B applies to helicopters with a sliding door P/N C526A2370101 installed, serial numbers up to and including 1367; EC130B4 applies to helicopters with a sliding door P/N C526S1101051 installed. Excludes helicopters with modification 07 3796 or 07 2921 installed.

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