Is AD 2018-22414 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2018-22414 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-22414

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2018-22414 apply to?

Applicability depends on the aircraft's type certificate; check it against the specific tail.

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AD 2018-22414 · 2018-10-22 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these helicopters as Emergency AD 2018-16-51, dated July 26, 2018, which superseded Emergency AD 2018-15-51, dated July 20, 2018. This AD requires inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) gearbox installation, inspecting the T/R gearbox retaining hardware and support attachment point areas, and replacing each nut. This AD is prompted by two reports of T/R gearbox assemblies loosely attached to the gearbox support. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-22414 applies to

Applicability depends on the aircraft’s type certificate — check it against the specific tail.

Whether AD 2018-22414 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 2018-22414 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.