Bell 412 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

11 Bell 412s 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.

Registered
11
Applicable ADs
3
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
64

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Bell 412

  • one-time
    AD 2022-05916 — Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters · 2022-03-23

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc., Model 412, 412EP, and 412CF helicopters. This AD was prompted by evaluation results showing flight loads that impact the collective lever fatigue life. This AD requires adding a permanent hours time-in-…

  • one-time
    AD 93-17-12 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. (BHTI) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, and 412 Helicopters · 1993-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 92-13-10 — Airworthiness Directives; BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. (BHTI) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, and 412 Helicopters · 1992-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 64 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

NTSB history on the type

1 recorded event on the Bell 412 type — 0 fatal, 0 destroyed, 1 substantial damage. A per-tail report checks whether this aircraft has an accident or damage record.

The records checklist for a Bell 412

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your 412

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.

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Applicability 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.