Is AD 2016-08-17 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-08-17 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-08-17 apply to?

AD 2016-08-17 applies to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada — models 222, 222B, 222U, 230, 430. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-08-17

one-time

Official AD 2016-08-17 · FR doc 2016-09236 · 2016-04-25 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-19-51 for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 helicopters. AD 2010-19-51 required inspecting parts of the main rotor hydraulic servo actuator (servo actuator) for certain conditions and replacing any unairworthy parts before further flight. This new AD requires installing a servo actuator with a new stainless steel piston rod. This AD was prompted by a collective servo actuator malfunction. We are issuing this AD to detect corrosion on a piston rod, which could result in failure of the servo actuator and consequent loss of helicopter control.

Which aircraft AD 2016-08-17 applies to

MakesBell Helicopter Textron Canada

Models222, 222B, 222U, 230, 430

Part-conditional — 222-382-001-107.

Applies only to helicopters with a main rotor hydraulic servo actuator, P/N 222-382-001-107, installed.

Whether AD 2016-08-17 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 2016-08-17 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.