How many Airworthiness Directives apply to the Enstrom 280?

14 airframe ADs apply to the Enstrom 280, of which 0 are recurring. Compliance and next-due dates depend on the individual aircraft's logbooks.

What should I check in a Enstrom 280's records before buying?

AD compliance, a continuous annual/100-hr inspection history, service bulletins, life-limited parts, Form 337 alterations, equipment inspections (ELT/transponder/altimeter), and damage history.

Enstrom 280 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

5 Enstrom 280s 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

Applicable ADs

Recurring

Serial-conditional

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Enstrom 280

one-time
AD 01-26965 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Model F-28, F-28A, F-28C, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F and 280FX Helicopters · 2001-10-29
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Enstrom Helicopter Corporation (EHC) Model F-28, F-28A, and 280 helicopters. That AD currently requires inspecting the main rotor shaft (shaft) for a crack or other evidence of damage until appropriately modif…
one-time
AD 93-15-10 — Airworthiness Directives; THE ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28A, F-28C, F-28C2, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F, and 280FX Helicopters · 1993-01-01
one-time
AD 90-01-06 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28, F-28A, F-28C, F-28C-2, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F and 280FX Series Helicopters · 1990-01-01
one-time
AD 90-17-03 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28F, F-28A, F-28C, F-28C-2, 280, and 280C Series Helicopters · 1990-01-01
one-time
AD 90-17-02 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28, F-28A, F-28C, F-28C-2, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F, and 280FX Series Helicopters · 1990-01-01
one-time
AD 83-04-04 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Models F-28A and 280 Helicopters · 1983-01-01
one-time
AD 82-16-09 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28A, F-28C, F-28F, 280, 280C, and 280F Helicopters · 1982-01-01
one-time
AD 82-24-01 — Airworthiness Directives; ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORPORATION Model F-28A, F-28C, F-28F, 280, 280C, and 280F Helicopters · 1982-01-01
one-time
AD 79-10-06 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F-28C and 280C Helicopters · 1979-01-01
one-time
AD 77-20-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F28, F28A, F28C, 280 and 280C Helicopters · 1977-01-01
one-time
AD 76-05-11 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F-28A and 280 Helicopters · 1976-01-01
one-time
AD 76-17-08 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F-28, F-28A, and 280 Helicopters · 1976-01-01
one-time
AD 76-17-08 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F-28, F-28A, and 280 Helicopters · 1976-01-01
one-time
AD 75-22-10 — Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Model F-28A and 280 Helicopters · 1975-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 12 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 Enstrom 280

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 280

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Related Enstrom models

Enstrom F-28F Enstrom 280FX Enstrom 480B Enstrom 280C Enstrom F-28C Enstrom F-28A Enstrom 480 Enstrom 280F

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.