Is AD 2015-13846 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2015-13846 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2015-13846 apply to?

AD 2015-13846 applies to Sikorsky — models 269D, 269D Configuration A, 269. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2015-13846

one-time

AD 2015-13846 · 2015-06-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation) Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (type certificate previously held by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation) (Sikorsky) Model 269D and Model 269D Configuration A helicopters. This AD requires reducing the life limit of the ring gear carrier assembly. This AD was prompted by cracks in the ring gear carrier assembly. The actions are intended to reduce the life of the ring gear carrier assembly to prevent failure of the main rotor transmission, loss of engine power to the main rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2015-13846 applies to

MakesSikorsky

Models269D, 269D Configuration A, 269

Part-conditional — 269A5194.

Applies only when a ring gear carrier assembly P/N 269A5194 is installed.

Whether AD 2015-13846 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 2015-13846 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.