Airworthiness Directive 98-23-03
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, and J Helicopters
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, and J helicopters, that requires removing and replacing each tail rotor electrical bonding braid (bonding braid). This amendment is prompted by an in-service report of the failure of a bonding braid. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of a bonding braid due to fatigue, resulting impact with the tail rotor blades, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Which aircraft AD 98-23-03 applies to
Whether AD 98-23-03 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.