Is AD 2018-08-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2018-08-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2018-08-01 apply to?

AD 2018-08-01 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models EC225LP, EC225. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-08-01

one-time

Official AD 2018-08-01 · FR doc 2018-08096 · 2018-04-23 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model EC225LP helicopters. This AD requires inspecting each main rotor rotating swashplate (swashplate) control rod attachment yoke (yoke). This AD is prompted by a finding that the yoke is susceptible to cracking. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-08-01 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsEC225LP, EC225

Part-conditional — 332A31-3074-00, 332A31-3074-01.

Applies only to helicopters with an M/R rotating swashplate P/N 332A31-3074-00 or 332A31-3074-01 with a serial number listed in Appendix 4.A of Airbus Helicopters EASB 05A051, Revision 1, dated November 16, 2017, installed.

Whether AD 2018-08-01 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 2018-08-01 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.