Is AD 2014-26-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2014-26-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2014-26-02 apply to?

AD 2014-26-02 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models EC155B1, AS 365 N3, EC155, AS365. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2014-26-02

one-time

Official AD 2014-26-02 · FR doc 2015-00543 · 2015-01-15 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France)

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter France) Model EC155B1 and AS 365 N3 helicopters with a certain automated flight control system (AFCS) and with a Garmin global positioning system (GPS) installed. This AD requires revising the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to prohibit using the autopilot coupled with a Localizer/Instrument Landing System (LOC/ ILS) or Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) approach. This AD is prompted by a report of unpredictable and unexpected roll oscillations during coupled LOC or VOR approaches.This condition, if not corrected, could result in loss of helicopter control.

Which aircraft AD 2014-26-02 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsEC155B1, AS 365 N3, EC155, AS365

Part-conditional — 416-00297-163.

Applies only to helicopters with the specified automated flight control system APM2000 Auto Pilot Module part number and a Garmin GNS- or GTN-series GPS installed.

Whether AD 2014-26-02 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 2014-26-02 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.