Is AD 2022-05379 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2022-05379 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-05379

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-05379 apply to?

AD 2022-05379 applies to Rotorcraft Development Corporation, Southwest Florida Aviation International, Inc., Robinson Air Crane, Inc., Tamarack Helicopters, Inc., Bell Textron Inc., Overseas Aircraft Support, Inc., Jtbam, Inc., Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc., International Helicopters, Inc., Red Tail Flying Services, Llc, Wsh, Llc, San Joaquin Helicopters, Smith Helicopters, West Coast Fabrications, Ast, Inc., California Department Of Forestry, Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc., Global Helicopter Technology, Inc., Hagglund Helicopters, Llc, Jjaspp Engineering Services Llc, Northwest Rotorcraft, Llc — models HH-1K, SW205A-1, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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AD 2022-05379 · 2022-03-14 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-15-52 which applied to various restricted category helicopters originally manufactured by Bell Textron Inc. with a certain main rotor hub strap pin (pin) installed. AD 2021-15-52 required removing certain outboard pins from service and prohibited installing them on any helicopter. This AD expands the applicability to all affected pins, regardless if they are outboard or inboard. This AD also requires inspecting the removed pin for any deformation and if it is deformed, removing the mating strap fitting (fitting) from service. This AD was prompted by the discovery that AD 2021-15-52 inadvertently limited its applicability to only outboard pins when, in fact, all pins are subject to the unsafe condition and the determination that a deformed pin may have damaged the fitting. Finally, this AD updates the current type certificate holder information as reflected in the type certificate data sheet (TCDS) and expands the applicability of AD 2021-15-52. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-05379 applies to

MakesRotorcraft Development CorporationSouthwest Florida Aviation International, Inc.Robinson Air Crane, Inc.Tamarack Helicopters, Inc.Bell Textron Inc.Overseas Aircraft Support, Inc.Jtbam, Inc.Richards Heavylift Helo, Inc.International Helicopters, Inc.Red Tail Flying Services, LlcWsh, LlcSan Joaquin HelicoptersSmith HelicoptersWest Coast FabricationsAst, Inc.California Department Of ForestryArrow Falcon Exporters, Inc.Global Helicopter Technology, Inc.Hagglund Helicopters, LlcJjaspp Engineering Services LlcNorthwest Rotorcraft, Llc

ModelsHH-1K, SW205A-1, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, UH-1P, HH-1, SW205A, TH-1, UH-1

Part-conditional — 204-012-104-005.

Restricted category helicopters (current type certificate holders include but are not limited to those listed in makes[]) with a main rotor hub strap pin (pin), part number 204-012-104-005, having a serial number prefix "FNFS" installed. Helicopters with an SW204 or SW204HP designation are Southwest Florida Aviation International, Inc. Model UH-1B helicopters; helicopters with an SW205 designation are Southwest Florida Aviation International, Inc. Model UH-1H helicopters.

Whether AD 2022-05379 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 2021-15-52.

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 2022-05379 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.