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Airworthiness Directive 2018-07-02

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Official AD 2018-07-02 · FR doc 2018-06094 · 2018-03-29 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109E, A109S, AW109SP, A119, and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the main rotor blade (MRB) tip cap for disbonding. This AD is prompted by a report of the in-flight loss of an MRB tip cap. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-07-02 applies to

MakesAgusta S.P.A.
ModelsA109E, A109S, AW109SP, AW119 MKII, A109, AW109, A119, AW119
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1307–1307, 1320–1320, 1346–1346, 1365–1365, 1372–1372, 1380–1380, 1414–1414, 1426–1426, 1436–1436, 1475–1475, 1485–1485, K101–K101, DA38586004-1–DA38586004-1, P451–P451, P460–P460, Q553–Q553, Q557–Q557, Q587–Q587, Q695–Q695, Q832–Q832, R2080–R2080, R2212–R2212, V699–V699.
Part-conditional — 709-0104-01-111, 709-0104-01-101.

Applies to helicopters with an MRB P/N 709-0104-01-111 with S/N 1307, 1320, 1346, 1365, 1372, 1380, 1414, 1426, 1436, 1475, or 1485 installed; or an MRB with a P/N and S/N listed in Table 1 of the AD with 400 or fewer hours TIS since first installation; or an MRB P/N 709-0104-01-101 with S/N K101 or DA38586004-1, or P/N 709-0104-01-111 with S/N P451, P460, Q553, Q557, Q587, Q695, Q832, R2080, R2212, or V699, with 400 or fewer hours TIS since tip-cap maintenance by Finmeccanica between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017.

Whether AD 2018-07-02 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 2018-07-02 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.