Is AD 2008-14-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-14-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-14-03 apply to?

AD 2008-14-03 applies to Bell — models 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, 206. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-14-03

one-time

Official AD 2008-14-03 · FR doc E8-14736 · 2008-07-10 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The aviation authority of Canada, with which we have a bilateral agreement, states in the MCAI: "It has been determined that some helicopters have been fitted with a CRES steel fitting, part number (P/N) 407-030-750-103, and the installation of the tailboom attachment bolt does not meet the design criteria." We are issuing this AD to require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition that results from an improper installation of the tailboom attachment bolt in the upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES steel fitting.

Which aircraft AD 2008-14-03 applies to

MakesBell

Models206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, 206

Part-conditional — 407-030-750-103.

Applies only to helicopters with an upper left-hand tailboom attachment CRES steel fitting, P/N 407-030-750-103, installed. Some helicopters were fitted with this steel fitting where the tailboom attachment bolt installation does not meet design criteria.

Whether AD 2008-14-03 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:

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 2008-14-03 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.

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.