Is AD 2009-02-08 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2009-02-08 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2009-02-08 apply to?

AD 2009-02-08 applies to Turbomeca — models Turmo IV A, Turmo IV C, Turmo IV. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2009-02-08

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Official AD 2009-02-08 · FR doc E9-3042 · 2009-02-17 · turboshaft engine

Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C Series Turboshaft Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C series turboshaft engines. That AD is applicable to engines with oil-tank-to-oil-cooler flexible lubrication pipes, part number (P/N) 0 249 92 813 0 or P/N 0 249 92 916 0, installed. That AD currently requires identifying, inspecting, and replacing affected flexible lubrication pipes manufactured after April 1, 2003. That AD also requires initial and repetitive borescope inspections of affected pipes, visual inspections for oil leakage, and visual inspections of the oil filter. That AD also requires that if both engines on the same helicopter each have an affected pipe, replacing one of the affected pipes before further flight. This AD does not contain that requirement. This AD requires the same inspections as the superseded AD and adds inspection of oil-pump-to-intermediate- bearing flexible lubricating pipe, P/N 0 249 92 808 0. This AD also requires all remaining affected flexible lubrication pipes, P/N 0 249 92 813 0, P/N 0 249 92 916 0, and P/N 0 249 92 808 to be replaced as terminating action to the repetitive inspections for those affected pipes. This AD results from additional shutdowns caused by pipes, P/N 0 249 92 808 0, and the introduction of Turbomeca Modifications TU 231 and TU 233 that replace pipes, P/N 0 249 92 813 0, P/N 0 249 92 916 0, and P/N 0 249 92 808. We are issuing this AD to prevent helicopter engine in-flight shutdown of one or both engines resulting in an emergency auto-rotation landing or accident.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2009-02-08 applies to

MakesTurbomeca

ModelsTurmo IV A, Turmo IV C, Turmo IV

Part-conditional — 0 249 92 813 0, 0 249 92 916 0, 0 249 92 808 0.

Applies only to engines with oil-tank-to-oil-cooler flexible lubrication pipe P/N 0 249 92 813 0 or P/N 0 249 92 916 0, or oil-pump-to-intermediate-bearing flexible lubrication pipe P/N 0 249 92 808 0, installed.

Whether AD 2009-02-08 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 2009-02-08 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.