Is AD 96-10075 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 96-10075 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 96-10075 apply to?

AD 96-10075 applies to Eurocopter — models SA365. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 96-10075

one-time

AD 96-10075 · 1996-04-25 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale and Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, N1, and N2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale and Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, N1, and N2 helicopters, that requires an inspection of the door jettison systems to determine if the handle shafts are locked to the jettison systems. If the inspection indicates the handle shafts are locked to the jettison systems, this AD requires installation of a snapwire on the jettison systems and a visual inspection of the door jettison handles to determine whether two spring pins are installed, and installation of a second spring pin, if necessary. If the initial inspection indicates that the handle shafts are not locked to the jettison systems, this AD requires replacement of the sheared spring pin with two spring pins. This amendment is prompted by a factory inspection performed by the manufacturer that revealed that the forward passenger door jettison handles may have been fitted with one spring pin instead of two spring pins at the door jettison handle attachment points. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent a loss of the doors in flight and subsequent damage to the horizontal stabilizer, main fin, or lateral fins.

Which aircraft AD 96-10075 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsSA365

Part-conditional — L23321.

Within 30 days, inspect left/right forward passenger door jettison handle shafts to confirm lock to jettison mechanism; install snapwire P/N L23321 (or annealed copper safety wire) on each handle; inspect/repair spring pins (two required per handle) within 500 hrs TIS. Per Eurocopter SB SA 365 No. 01.38.

Whether AD 96-10075 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 96-10075 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.