Is AD 2022-00991 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2022-00991 requires a repetitive inspection every 300 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-00991

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-00991 apply to?

AD 2022-00991 applies to Arrow Falcon Exporters Inc., Global Helicopter Technology, Inc., Hagglund Helicopters, Llc, Jjaspp Engineering Services, Llc., Northwest Rotorcraft, Llc, Overseas Aircraft Support, Inc., Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc., Rotorcraft Development Corporation, Southwest Florida Aviation International, Inc., Tamarack Helicopters, Inc. — models UH-1H, UH-1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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AD 2022-00991 · 2022-01-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain type certificated Model UH-1H restricted category helicopters. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of failure of the main driveshaft. This AD requires establishing a limit to replace certain main driveshafts, and a one-time and repetitive inspections of the main driveshafts. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 300 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2022-00991 applies to

MakesArrow Falcon Exporters Inc.Global Helicopter Technology, Inc.Hagglund Helicopters, LlcJjaspp Engineering Services, Llc.Northwest Rotorcraft, LlcOverseas Aircraft Support, Inc.Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc.Rotorcraft Development CorporationSouthwest Florida Aviation International, Inc.Tamarack Helicopters, Inc.

ModelsUH-1H, UH-1

Part-conditional — SKCP2180-1, SKCP2281-1, SKCP2281-1R, SKCP2281-103.

Applies to restricted category Model UH-1H helicopters with a KAflex main driveshaft (P/N SKCP2180-1, SKCP2281-1, SKCP2281-1R, or SKCP2281-103) installed; current type certificate holders include but are not limited to the listed companies. Helicopters with an SW205 designation are Southwest Florida Aviation International, Inc. Model UH-1H helicopters.

Whether AD 2022-00991 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 2022-00991 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.