Is AD 2022-22-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2022-22-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-22-02

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-22-02 apply to?

AD 2022-22-02 applies to Airbus Helicopters — models SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-365, AS-365. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2022-22-02 · FR doc 2022-24876 · 2022-11-16 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, and EC155B1 helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of the cockpit doors failing to open after ditching with inflated floats on certain helicopters equipped with an emergency flotation system (EFS). This AD requires revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) for your helicopter, installing placards, and depending on your model helicopter, modification of the jettisoning system, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference (IBR). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-22-02 applies to

MakesAirbus Helicopters

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

Whether AD 2022-22-02 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 2022-22-02 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.