Airbus AS350B3 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
284 Airbus AS350B3s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.
Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Airbus AS350B3
- recurringAD 2026-13977 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2026-07-10
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B2, AS350B3, EC120B, and EC130B4 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a short-circuit due to foreign object debris (FOD) or dust inside the lighting and ancillaries control unit (LACU). T…
- recurringAD 2026-11560 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2026-06-09
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-06-04 for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2025-06-04 required repetitively inspecting …
- recurringAD 2025-20590 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes · 2025-11-21
The FAA is removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-05-14, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. AD 2025-05-14 required repetitively testing the pre-cooler exchanger (PCE) for air leaks and reporting the results, and, depending on findings, inspect…
- one-timeAD 2025-19079 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2025-09-30
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B3, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. As published, a reference to a measurement in the regulatory text is incorrect. This docume…
- recurringAD 2025-18083 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2025-09-18
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-24-07 for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B3, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2020-24-07 required modifying and inspecting the throttle twist grip (twist grip). Since the FAA issued AD 2020-24-07, there have been…
- recurringAD 2025-05781 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2025-04-04
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a manufacturer assessm…
- recurringAD 2023-01965 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2023-02-01
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD was prompted by an occurrence reported where during an inspection…
- one-timeAD 2022-11957 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2022-06-03
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the identification of certain parts needing maintenance actions, including life li…
- one-timeAD 2021-24544 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2021-11-12
The FAA is removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-05-02, which applied to all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, and AS350D helicopters; Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters; and Model EC130B4 and EC…
- one-timeAD 2021-05151 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2021-03-12
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, and AS350D helicopters; Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters; and Model EC130B4 and EC130T2 helicopters. …
- recurringAD 2021-04806 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters · 2021-03-10
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, and AS350D helicopters; Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters; and Model EC130 B4 and EC130 T2 helicopters. This A…
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 99 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.
The records checklist for a Airbus AS350B3
Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.
Look up a tail number →or see the free AD listApplicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.