Is AD 2015-13-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2015-13-04 requires a repetitive inspection every 32 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2015-13-04

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2015-13-04 apply to?

AD 2015-13-04 applies to Turbomeca — models Arriel 1A1, Arriel 1A2, Arriel 1B, Arriel 1C, Arriel 1C1, Arriel 1C2, Arriel 1D, Arriel 1D1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2015-13-04 · FR doc 2015-18051 · 2015-07-28 · turboshaft engine

Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2014-19-05 for all Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, 1S1, 2B, 2B1, 2C, 2C1, 2C2, 2S1, and 2S2 turboshaft engines. AD 2014-19-05 required an initial one-time vibration check of the engine accessory gearbox (AGB) on certain Arriel 1 and Arriel 2 model engines, and repetitive vibration checks for all Arriel 1 and Arriel 2 engines. This AD was prompted by our determination that we incorrectly identified technical references in AD 2014-19-05. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the engine AGB, which could lead to in-flight shutdown and damage to the engine, which may result in damage to the aircraft.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 32 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2015-13-04 applies to

MakesTurbomeca

ModelsArriel 1A1, Arriel 1A2, Arriel 1B, Arriel 1C, Arriel 1C1, Arriel 1C2, Arriel 1D, Arriel 1D1, Arriel 1E2, Arriel 1K1, Arriel 1S, Arriel 1S1, Arriel 2B, Arriel 2B1, Arriel 2C, Arriel 2C1, Arriel 2C2, Arriel 2S1, Arriel 2S2, Arriel

Whether AD 2015-13-04 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 2015-13-04 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.

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.