Airworthiness Directive 2019-09-02

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Official AD 2019-09-02 · FR doc 2019-10310 · 2019-05-20 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-17-01 for Bell Model 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters. AD 2018-17-01 required replacing certain oil and fuel check valves and prohibited installing these valves on any helicopter. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2018-17-01 but expands those requirements for all model helicopters. This AD was prompted by the discovery that we omitted a helicopter model from one of the required actions. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2019-09-02 applies to

MakesBell
Models212, 412, 412CF, 412EP
Part-conditional209-062-520-001, 209-062-607-001.

Applies only if an engine oil check valve P/N 209-062-520-001 or fuel check valve P/N 209-062-607-001 manufactured by Circor Aerospace, marked 'Circle Seal', with a manufacturing date code from 10/11 (October 2011) through 03/15 (March 2015), is installed; excludes check valves marked 'TQL' next to the date code.

Whether AD 2019-09-02 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2019-09-02 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.