Is AD 80-21-52 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 80-21-52 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 80-21-52 apply to?

AD 80-21-52 applies to Airbus Helicopters, Eurocopter France — models SA-360C, SA-360. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 80-21-52

one-time

AD 80-21-52 · 1980-01-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; effective by telegraphic AD T80-21-52, issued October 8, 1980, which contained this amendment. FOOTER: Airbus Helicopters SA-360C

Which aircraft AD 80-21-52 applies to

MakesAirbus HelicoptersEurocopter France

ModelsSA-360C, SA-360

Dauphin. Made immediately effective by telegraphic AD T80-21-52, issued October 8, 1980.

Whether AD 80-21-52 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 80-21-52 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.