Is AD 2021-14258 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2021-14258 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2021-14258

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2021-14258 apply to?

AD 2021-14258 applies to Airbus Helicopters, Eurocopter France — models SA341G, SA342J, SA-360C, SA341, SA342, SA-360. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

one-time

AD 2021-14258 · 2021-07-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter France) and Eurocopter France Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-08-16 for certain Eurocopter France SA341G, SA342J, and SA-360C helicopters. AD 2002-08-16 required removing certain main rotor head torsion tie bars (tie bars) from service and revising the limitations section of the existing maintenance manual for your helicopter by adding life limits for certain other tie bars. This AD was prompted by the determination that another part-numbered tie bar is affected by the same unsafe condition. This AD continues to require removing certain tie bars from service and establishing a life limit for certain other tie bars. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2021-14258 applies to

MakesAirbus HelicoptersEurocopter France

ModelsSA341G, SA342J, SA-360C, SA341, SA342, SA-360

Part-conditional — 341A31-4904-00, 341A31-4904-01, 341A31-4904-02, 341A31-4904-03, 341A31-4933-00, 341A31-4933-01, 360A31-1097-02, 360A31-1097-03.

Applies only to helicopters with a main rotor head torsion tie bar of the listed part numbers installed. SA341G/SA342J type certificate held by Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter France); SA-360C type certificate held by Eurocopter France.

Whether AD 2021-14258 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

Supersession

Supersedes AD 2002-08-16.

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 2021-14258 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.

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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.