Airworthiness Directive 2020-06-12
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters. This AD requires determining the accumulated hours time-in-service (TIS) of certain part-numbered main gearbox (MGB) suspension bar attachment bolts and fittings, applying a life limit add-on factor, and inspecting the torque of certain MGB suspension bar attachment nuts. This AD was prompted by a report of torque loss on an MGB suspension bar bolt. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2020-06-12 applies to
Applies to helicopters with any of the listed MGB suspension bar bolts/fittings installed: front attachment bolt (P/N 332A22-1613-21 or 332A22-1613-20), rear bolt (P/N 332A22-1614-20), front attachment fitting (P/N 332A22-1623-01), rear left-hand fitting (P/N 332A22-1624-02 or 332A22-1624-04), or rear right-hand fitting (P/N 332A22-1624-03 or 332A22-1624-05).
Whether AD 2020-06-12 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.