Is AD 2022-03761 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2022-03761 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-03761

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-03761 apply to?

AD 2022-03761 applies to Airbus Helicopters, Eurocopter France — models AS350B3, AS350B3e, EC130T2, AS350, EC130. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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AD 2022-03761 · 2022-02-23 · airframe

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

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-11- 25, which applied to certain Airbus Helicopters (type certificate previously held by Eurocopter France) Model AS350B3 and EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2021-11-25 required revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual (RFM) for your helicopter by inserting a new procedure (temporary). Since the FAA issued AD 2021-11-25, the manufacturer identified an additional affected full authority digital engine control (FADEC) part number and developed an optional modification for the affected FADECs. This AD requires revising the existing RFM for your helicopter by inserting a new procedure (temporary). This AD also requires, for helicopter on which an optional terminating action (installation of serviceable FADECs) was done, removing the applicable temporary procedure from the existing RFM for your helicopter. In addition, this AD also adds helicopters to the applicability. Furthermore, this AD prohibits the installation of an affected FADEC. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-03761 applies to

MakesAirbus HelicoptersEurocopter France

ModelsAS350B3, AS350B3e, EC130T2, AS350, EC130

Part-conditional — C13165DA00, C13165DA00PC00, C13165FA00.

Applies only to helicopters with an ARRIEL 2D engine and a THALES full authority digital engine control (FADEC), part number C13165DA00 without amendment A, P/N C13165DA00PC00 without amendment A, or P/N C13165FA00 without amendment B, having a serial number below 1736, installed. Model AS350B3e is considered a Model AS350B3 helicopter.

Whether AD 2022-03761 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 2022-03761 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.