Is AD 2018-15-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2018-15-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-15-02

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2018-15-02 apply to?

AD 2018-15-02 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2018-15-02 · FR doc 2018-15303 · 2018-07-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the tail rotor (TR) pitch rod. This AD is prompted by a report of several cases of damaged TR pitch rod ball joints. The actions of this AD are intended to correct an unsafe condition on these helicopters.

Which aircraft AD 2018-15-02 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsAS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP, AS350, AS355

Applies only to helicopters with a tail rotor (TR) pitch change rod elastomeric ball joint installed (installed via Airbus Helicopters MOD 075601 or MOD 076602, which replace the TR pitch change rod with an elastomeric ball joint rod).

Whether AD 2018-15-02 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 2018-15-02 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.