Is AD 2016-09-09 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-09-09 requires a repetitive inspection every 110 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-09-09

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2016-09-09 apply to?

AD 2016-09-09 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models SA365N, SA365N1, AS365N2, AS365N3, SA366G1, SA365, AS365, SA366. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2016-09-09 · FR doc 2016-10286 · 2016-05-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter France)

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2013-08-17 for Airbus Helicopters Model SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, and SA-366G1 helicopters. AD 2013-08-17 required initial and recurring inspections of the 9-degree fuselage frame for a crack and repairing the frame if a crack exists. This new AD modifies the compliance times and expands the inspection area of the 9-inch frame. The actions of this AD are intended to detect a crack in the 9-degree frame to prevent loss of structural integrity and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 110 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2016-09-09 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsSA365N, SA365N1, AS365N2, AS365N3, SA366G1, SA365, AS365, SA366

Applies to a crack in the 9-degree frame of the affected models.

Whether AD 2016-09-09 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 2016-09-09 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.