Airworthiness Directive 2022-24342
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters
What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc., Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters; certain Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Model 214B and 214B-1 helicopters; certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB412 and AB412 EP helicopters; and certain various restricted category helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of two in-service failures of forward crosstubes due to fatigue damage and the issuance of newly established life limits. This AD requires determining the total number of landings on certain part-numbered forward crosstubes and incorporating requirements (airworthiness limitations) into existing maintenance records. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2022-24342 applies to
Applies only to helicopters with a Dart Aerospace Ltd. high gear forward crosstube P/N D212-664-101 or D212-664-101B installed under STC SR01298NY. Restricted-category variants (HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1 series) are military-surplus derivatives of the Bell 204/205 design, held by various current type certificate holders (e.g., Rotorcraft Development Corporation, Overseas Aircraft Support, Southwest Florida Aviation International, and others named in the AD); helicopters with an SW204/SW204HP designation are Model UH-1B, and helicopters with an SW205 designation are Model UH-1H.
Whether AD 2022-24342 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:
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.