Is AD 2019-17-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2019-17-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2019-17-02

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2019-17-02 apply to?

AD 2019-17-02 applies to Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh — models EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2019-17-02 · FR doc 2019-18707 · 2019-09-10 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, and EC135T3 helicopters. This AD requires inspecting certain part-numbered actuators for corrosion, and removing them from service as necessary. This AD also requires reporting certain information to Airbus Helicopters. This AD is prompted by a hard landing of a helicopter and discovery of a ruptured and displaced tie bar inside the piston of the longitudinal single-axis actuator of the main rotor actuator (MRA). The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2019-17-02 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh

ModelsEC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3, EC135

Part-conditional — L673M20A1008, L673M30A2111, L673M20A1012, L673M30A1211, E673M30A1201, L673M20A1011, L673M30A2311.

Applies only to helicopters with a longitudinal, collective, or lateral single-axis actuator (listed P/Ns) installed that have, as of April 23, 2019, accumulated 6 or more years since manufacturing date or last overhaul, whichever occurs later.

Whether AD 2019-17-02 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 2019-17-02 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.