Is AD 2016-05258 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-05258 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-05258 apply to?

AD 2016-05258 applies to Sikorsky — models S-92A, S-92. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-05258

one-time

AD 2016-05258 · 2016-03-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters. This AD requires certain inspections of the main rotor and tail rotor control pushrods (pushrods). This AD is prompted by a Sikorsky investigation that indicated that some pushrods may have incorrectly installed locking mechanisms. These AD actions are intended to detect an incorrectly installed locking mechanism, which if not corrected, could result in a loose jam nut, failure of the pushrod, loss of main rotor or tail rotor flight control, and consequent loss of helicopter control.

Which aircraft AD 2016-05258 applies to

MakesSikorsky

ModelsS-92A, S-92

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 920006–920291.

Part-conditional — 92400-04801-108, 92400-04801-107, 92400-04801-109, 92400-04802-109, 92400-04803-103, 92400-04803-102, 92400-04802-108, 92400-04803-106.

Applies only to helicopters with a main rotor or tail rotor servo input pushrod having one of the listed part numbers installed (see AD Table 1 for the full pushrod-to-torque mapping).

Whether AD 2016-05258 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 2016-05258 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.