Is AD 2021-22-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2021-22-13 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2021-22-13 apply to?

AD 2021-22-13 applies to Leonardo S.P.A. — models AB139, AW139. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2021-22-13

one-time

Official AD 2021-22-13 · FR doc 2021-23896 · 2021-11-02 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the determination that the requirement to accomplish a rated load check (RTC) on certain hoist assemblies may have been inadvertently left out of some aircraft maintenance publications (AMPs). This AD requires performing an RTC on certain part-numbered hoist assemblies with certain part-numbered hoist cables installed and corrective actions if any discrepancies are found as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2021-22-13 applies to

MakesLeonardo S.P.A.

ModelsAB139, AW139

Part-conditional — 3G2591V00331, BL-20200-421, 3G2591V02931, BLH-20200-431-1, 3G2591V02932, BLH-20200-431-2, 3G2591V01431, BL-20200-422.

Applies only to helicopters equipped with a Breeze external hoist assembly (listed P/Ns) that has not passed a rated load check per Breeze manuals TD-03-008/TD-08-002/TD-03-009, ASB 139-679 (dated Aug 5, 2021), or TMI 139-546 Annex 1 (dated Aug 2, 2021), after: (1) replacement of the hoist cable P/N BL-6260 or BL-9149-8, or (2) installation of a hoist assembly stored more than 12 consecutive months.

Whether AD 2021-22-13 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 2021-22-13 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.