Is AD 2020-02-23 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2020-02-23 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2020-02-23

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2020-02-23 apply to?

AD 2020-02-23 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2020-02-23 · FR doc 2020-02841 · 2020-02-13 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, A350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the installation of the pull cables on the emergency float kits. This AD was prompted by the results of an accident investigation and subsequent reports of difficulty pulling the emergency float kit float activation handle installed on the pilot cyclic. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2020-02-23 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsAS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP, AS350, AS355

Applies to AS350 models (AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1) modified by STC SR00470LA, and to AS355 models (AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP) modified by STC SR00645LA.

Whether AD 2020-02-23 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 2020-02-23 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.