Leonardo AW139 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
13 Leonardo AW139s 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 Leonardo AW139
- recurringAD 2026-10170 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2026-05-21
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139, AW139, and AW189 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of cracks on the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) tube assemblies installed on the brake pedal assemblies. This AD requires…
- one-timeAD 2026-09520 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2026-05-13
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of a damaged spare inflation system of a certain life raft kit due to the inappropriate shipment of the parts. This AD requires replac…
- recurringAD 2026-03872 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2026-02-26
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of interference found in the overhead panel area between the electrical cables and adjacent connectors. This AD requires repetitively…
- one-timeAD 2025-02249 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2025-02-04
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model A109E, A109K2, A109S, AB412, AB412 EP, AB139, and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report that certain rescue hoist cable assemblies may be equipped with a defective ball end. This AD…
- recurringAD 2024-31511 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2025-01-02
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of broken main landing gear (MLG) shock absorber piston rod eye ends. This AD requires repetitively inspecting the MLG shock absorber …
- recurringAD 2024-23066 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2024-10-07
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of cracks found on tail rotor (TR) damper bracket assemblies. This AD requires accomplishing repetitive detailed visual inspe…
- one-timeAD 2023-10996 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2023-05-23
The FAA is superseding Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-07-51, which applied to all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters and which was previously sent to all known U.S. owners and operators of those helicopters. Emergency AD 2023-07-51 required inspecting …
- recurringAD 2023-03270 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2023-02-16
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a damaged tail rotor duplex bearing (TRDB). This AD requires repetitively inspecting certain TRDBs and depending on the results, r…
- one-timeAD 2022-02747 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2022-02-10
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the identification of certain parts needing maintenance actions, including life limits and maintenance tasks. This AD requires incorporating i…
- recurringAD 2021-25691 — 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 AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a short circuit caused by chafing of the electrical wiring in the overhead panel. This AD requires an initial detailed inspection …
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 38 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 AW139
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.