Is AD 2008-05-15 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-05-15 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-05-15 apply to?

AD 2008-05-15 applies to Eurocopter — models EC130B4, EC130. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-05-15

one-time

Official AD 2008-05-15 · FR doc E8-4464 · 2008-03-12 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model EC130 B4 Helicopters

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France Model EC130 B4 helicopters. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The European Safety Agency (EASA), the Technical Agent for France, with which we have a bilateral agreement, states in the MCAI:

Which aircraft AD 2008-05-15 applies to

MakesEurocopter

ModelsEC130B4, EC130

Part-conditional — 350A340202, 593404.

Applies only to helicopters with a tail rotor drive center section shaft, P/N 350A340202, and bearing, P/N 593404, installed. Loosened rivets in the tube-to-flange attachment of this shaft (in one case associated with a crack) can lead to failure of the shaft.

Whether AD 2008-05-15 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 2008-05-15 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.

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.