Leonardo AW119 MKII — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

2 Leonardo AW119 MKIIs 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
2
Applicable ADs
7
Recurring
4
Serial-conditional
13

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Leonardo AW119 MKII

  • recurring
    AD 2025-23861 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2025-12-29

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of trapped residue in the rear pneumatic line due to a non-optimal cleaning procedure. This AD requires accomplishing repetitive e…

  • recurring
    AD 2025-17387 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2025-09-10

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model A109E, A109S, AW109SP, A119, and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report that certain manufacturer maintenance instructions for swashplate assembly installation specified incorre…

  • one-time
    AD 2025-08282 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2025-05-12

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of an electrical failure of the starter-generator, due to a rupture of the drive shaft, which resulted in a partial loss of batte…

  • recurring
    AD 2023-28773 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2023-12-29

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model A109E, A109S, AW109SP, A119, and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of excessive axial play on the ball bearing of the lower half of the main rotor (MR) rotating sci…

  • one-time
    AD 2023-21065 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2023-09-27

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of an electrical failure of a starter-generator caused by a ruptured drive shaft. This AD requires visually inspecting the drive …

  • recurring
    AD 2021-25690 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2021-11-26

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of abnormal play on the collective torque tube on two Model AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD requires repetitive inspections of aff…

  • one-time
    AD 2020-28383 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2020-12-28

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. (Leonardo) Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD requires revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) for your helicopter and installing a placard to prohibit intentional entry into a…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 13 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 Leonardo AW119 MKII

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.
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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.