Airworthiness Directive 2022-07-01

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Official AD 2022-07-01 · FR doc 2022-06971 · 2022-04-04 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-23- 07, which applied to certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. AD 2020-23-07 required removing certain life raft reservoirs (reservoirs) from service, inspecting the reservoirs and actuator cables, and depending on the inspection results, replacing the reservoir or adjusting the actuator cable. This AD was prompted by the inadvertent activation and deployment of an emergency life raft while the helicopter was in flight. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2020-23-07, and requires expanding the required actions to include additional serial-numbered reservoirs, and updates applicable service information. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-07-01 applies to

MakesLeonardo S.P.A.
ModelsAB139, AW139
Part-conditional4G9560F00111, 4G9560F00211.

Applies only to AB139 and AW139 helicopters with emergency flotation kit P/N 4G9560F00111 (15-passenger) or 4G9560F00211 (18-passenger) installed.

Whether AD 2022-07-01 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2022-07-01 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.