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Airworthiness Directive 2020-15-18

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Official AD 2020-15-18 · FR doc 2020-18620 · 2020-08-27 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo) Model AB139, AW139, AW169, and AW189 helicopters. As published, one service bulletin reference in the AD is incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

Which aircraft AD 2020-15-18 applies to

MakesLeonardo S.P.A.
ModelsAB139, AW139, AW169, AW189
Part-conditional — 3G9560V00332, 3G9560V00432, 3G9560V01432, 3G9560V01532, 8G9560V00331, 8G9560V00431.

Applies to all serial numbers of AB139/AW139 helicopters equipped with an emergency flotation system (EFS) float assembly P/N 3G9560V00332, 3G9560V00432, 3G9560V01432, or 3G9560V01532; all serial numbers of AW169 helicopters equipped with an EFS float assembly having any part number; and all serial numbers of AW189 helicopters equipped with an EFS float assembly P/N 8G9560V00331 or 8G9560V00431.

Whether AD 2020-15-18 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 2020-15-18 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.