Is AD 98-12-15 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-12-15 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-12-15 apply to?

AD 98-12-15 applies to Eurocopter France — models AS-332C, AS-332L, AS-332L1, AS-332L2, AS-332. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-12-15

one-time

Official AD 98-12-15 · FR doc 98-15124 · 1998-06-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 helicopters that requires visually inspecting the intermediate gearbox- to-structure attachment stirrup (stirrup) front tabs for cracks, and if a crack is discovered, removing the intermediate gearbox and replacing it with an airworthy intermediate gearbox; and inspecting for the conformity of the attachment parts. This amendment is prompted by five reports of failure of the two stirrup tabs. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the intermediate gearbox stirrup front tabs, loss of anti-torque drive, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 98-12-15 applies to

MakesEurocopter France

ModelsAS-332C, AS-332L, AS-332L1, AS-332L2, AS-332

Part-conditional — 332A35-0002, 332A35-0010, 332A35-0011-01.

Applies only to AS-332C/L/L1/L2 helicopters with intermediate gearbox (IGB) P/N 332A35-0002 (all dash numbers), 332A35-0010 (all dash numbers), or 332A35-0011-01 installed, except IGBs already modified per MOD 0761049 or MOD 0761050.

Whether AD 98-12-15 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 98-12-15 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.