Is AD 2017-09-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2017-09-05 requires a repetitive inspection every 15 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-09-05

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2017-09-05 apply to?

AD 2017-09-05 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, EC225LP, AS332, EC225. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2017-09-05 · FR doc 2017-09376 · 2017-05-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP helicopters. This AD requires repetitively checking screws in the emergency flotation gear. This AD is prompted by a report that a screw ruptured on a Model AS332 helicopter's emergency flotation gear. These actions are intended to correct an unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 15 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 2017-09-05 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsAS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, EC225LP, AS332, EC225

Applies only to helicopters with emergency flotation gear installed.

Whether AD 2017-09-05 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 2017-09-05 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.