Is AD 2020-23-07 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2020-23-07 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2020-23-07 apply to?

AD 2020-23-07 applies to Leonardo S.P.A. — models AB139, AW139. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2020-23-07

one-time

Official AD 2020-23-07 · FR doc 2020-25470 · 2020-11-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD requires removing certain emergency life raft (raft) reservoirs (reservoirs) from service, inspecting the reservoirs and raft actuator cables (actuator cables), and depending on the inspection results, replacing the reservoir or adjusting the actuator cable. This AD was prompted by the inadvertent activation and deployment of a raft while the helicopter was in flight. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2020-23-07 applies to

MakesLeonardo S.P.A.

ModelsAB139, AW139

Part-conditional — 4G9560F00111, 4G9560F00211.

Applies only when emergency flotation kit P/N 4G9560F00111 (15 passengers) or P/N 4G9560F00211 (18 passengers) is installed.

Whether AD 2020-23-07 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 2020-23-07 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.