Leonardo AW189 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
4 Leonardo AW189s 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 AW189
- 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 2025-18497 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters · 2025-09-24
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW189 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a fire occurring during the operational check of the engine anti-icing system. This AD requires inspecting and measuring the resistance of t…
- one-timeAD 2024-14890 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2024-07-09
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW189 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of abnormal oscillatory behavior during automated glide slope approaches, due to sealant on the glide slope (G/S) antenna coaxial connectors. T…
- one-timeAD 2024-07343 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2024-04-09
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW189 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (A…
- recurringAD 2021-22471 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2021-10-18
The FAA is superseding emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-23-52, which applied to all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW169 and AW189 helicopters. AD 2018-23-52 required inspecting the nut, cotter pin, lock-wire, and hinge bracket connected to the tail rotor servo-actuator (TRA) f…
- one-timeAD 2021-15300 — Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters · 2021-07-20
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW189 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the identification of misleading information in the emergency procedure for the "1(2) FUEL LOW" caution message. This AD requires revising the existing …
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 29 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 AW189
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.