Is AD 2022-13-14 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2022-13-14 requires a repetitive inspection every 5 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-13-14

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-13-14 apply to?

AD 2022-13-14 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-365N1, AS-365, EC155, SA-365. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2022-13-14 · FR doc 2022-14589 · 2022-07-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, EC155B1, and SA- 365N1 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a large amount of critical scale particles found on the tail rotor gearbox (TGB) chip detector magnetic plug during an unscheduled check of the TGB. The particles belonged to the double bearing (pitch control rod bearing) installed inside the TGB. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the TGB chip detector for particles, analyzing any particles collected, performing a double bearing washing, repetitive replacements of certain part- numbered double bearings, and corrective actions if necessary, 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.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 5 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2022-13-14 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

ModelsAS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-365N1, AS-365, EC155, SA-365

Whether AD 2022-13-14 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 2022-13-14 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.