Is AD 98-08-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-08-13 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 98-08-13

Q: Which aircraft does AD 98-08-13 apply to?

AD 98-08-13 applies to Eurocopter France — models SA-330F, SA-330G, SA-330J, AS-332C, AS-332L, AS-332L1, AS-332L2, SA-330. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 98-08-13 · FR doc 98-9477 · 1998-04-10 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, and J, and AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, and J, and AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 helicopters. This action requires daily inspections of the root of each tail rotor head pitch change spider arm (spider arm) for cracks, and an inspection of the tail rotor head pitch change spider (spider) for cracks and fretting corrosion. A terminating action for the requirements of this AD is the installation of an airworthy modified spider, an airworthy replacement spider, or an airworthy repaired spider. This amendment is prompted by one in-service report of fatigue cracking on a Model AS 332 helicopter. This condition, if not corrected, could result in failure of the spider arm, loss of control of the tail rotor blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 98-08-13 applies to

MakesEurocopter France

ModelsSA-330F, SA-330G, SA-330J, AS-332C, AS-332L, AS-332L1, AS-332L2, SA-330, AS-332

Part-conditional — 330A330104.20, 330A330104.21, 332A330039.20, 332A330039.21.

Applies to SA-330F/G/J helicopters with tail rotor head spider arm P/N 330A330104.20/.21 or 332A330039.20/.21 installed, and AS-332C/L/L1/L2 helicopters with spider arm P/N 332A330039.20/.21 installed.

Whether AD 98-08-13 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 98-08-13 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.