Airworthiness Directive 2015-11-06

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Official AD 2015-11-06 · FR doc 2015-13355 · 2015-06-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-18-01 for Eurocopter France Model EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, and SA-366G1 helicopters. AD 2013-18-01 required inspecting the collective pitch lever for correct locking and unlocking conditions. As published, AD 2013-18-01 contained certain errors. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2013-18-01, corrects the errors, and updates the type certificate holder's name. The actions in this AD are intended to detect an incorrectly adjusted collective pitch lever, which could result in loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2015-11-06 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters
ModelsEC155B, EC155B1, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, SA-366G1, EC155, SA-365, AS-365, SA-366

Applies to the listed models EXCEPT helicopters with modification (MOD) 0767B65 installed. Supersedes AD 2013-18-01.

Whether AD 2015-11-06 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2015-11-06 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.