Airworthiness Directive 2019-12-14
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What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 helicopters. This AD requires establishing or reducing the life limit of various parts. This AD was prompted by recalculations. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2019-12-14 applies to
Applies only to helicopters with a part listed in Table 1 to paragraph (e) of the AD installed; the table is not machine-readable from the source text, so part numbers could not be extracted. Note: helicopters with an MBB-BK117 C-2e designation are Model MBB-BK117 C-2 helicopters.
Whether AD 2019-12-14 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:
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.