Is AD 2018-11-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2018-11-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2018-11-01 apply to?

AD 2018-11-01 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models AS332L2, EC225LP, AS332, EC225. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-11-01

one-time

Official AD 2018-11-01 · FR doc 2018-10921 · 2018-05-23 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters. This AD requires installing a cut-out for the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) rail support junction profiles and inspecting splices, frame 5295, and related equipment for a crack. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks on frame 5295 and on splices installed to prevent those cracks. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-11-01 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsAS332L2, EC225LP, AS332, EC225

Part-conditional — 332A08-2649-3072.

Applies to helicopters with an extended aluminum splice installed on frame 5295 (Airbus Helicopters MOD 0726517), except helicopters with steel splice kit P/N 332A08-2649-3072 installed.

Whether AD 2018-11-01 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 2018-11-01 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.