Is AD 2022-06-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2022-06-12 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2022-06-12 apply to?

AD 2022-06-12 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models SA330J, SA330. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-06-12

one-time

Official AD 2022-06-12 · FR doc 2022-06940 · 2022-04-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model SA330J helicopters. This AD was prompted by a review of Model EC225LP helicopter data that revealed potential tightening torque loss of the attachment screws of the upper deck fittings of the three main gearbox (MGB) suspension bars. Due to design similarities, the MGB right-hand (RH) rear fittings and MGB RH rear fitting attachment screws on Model SA330J helicopters could also be affected. Additional analysis confirmed that the service life limit (life limit) (SLL) for these affected MGB RH rear fittings needs to be reduced for helicopters on which these affected parts were operated concurrently with metallic main rotor blades installed. This AD requires determining the damage value and SLL of each affected MGB RH rear fitting, replacing each affected MGB RH rear fitting with a new part, and replacing the MGB RH rear fitting attachment screws, 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 2022-06-12 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsSA330J, SA330

Applies to helicopters as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0152R1, dated July 20, 2021.

Whether AD 2022-06-12 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 2022-06-12 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.