AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section. Eurocopter EC 225 Series Helicopters AD/EC 225/2 State of Design Airworthiness Directives 11/2008 DM Applicability: Eurocopter EC 225 helicopters. Requirement: 1. Determine the applicability of the EASA or Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile of France (DGAC) Airworthiness Directives (AD) listed in Table 1 and Table 2. 2. If it is determined that an EASA or DGAC AD listed in Table 1 and Table 2 is applicable and has not been previously accomplished, perform the actions required by that AD. Table 1 EASA ADs EASA AD Number Effective Date Title 2006-0146 12 June 2006 Engine Indicating - Torquemeter Printed Circuit Boards 2006-0244 1 September 2006 Rotor Flight Controls - Collective Lever Control 2006-0299 15 October 2006 Crash Position Indicator Interface Unit 2006-0300 15 October 2006 Crash Position Indicator ELT Water-activated Switch 2006-0340R1 23 November 2006 Equipment and Furnishings - Seal of the Jettisonable Window Panel 2007-0115 11 May 2007 Ice and Rain Protection - Main Rotor Blade De-Icing System Harness Connectors 2007-0134 28 May 2007 Main Rotor Drive - Engine-to-Main Gearbox Coupling Shaft Flange Threaded Attachment Bolt Assembly 2008-0075 6 May 2008 Seat Harness Belt Buckle Blanking Plugs 2008-0076 6 May 2008 Crash Position Indicator ELT Water-activated Switch 2008-0096-E 28 May 2008 Crash Position Indicator Components Table 2 DGAC ADs DGAC AD Effective Date Title F-2007-022 13 November 2007 Rotor Flight Controls - Main Servo-Controls F-2007-027 7 December 2007 Fuselage - TGB Attachment Fittings Note 1: EASA and DGAC ADs may be accessed via the internet at the following URLs: http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ http://regles.gsac.fr/GSAC/ad_cns.nsf/vwAppliquablesParReference?OpenView Compliance: For Requirements 1 and 2 - Within 30 days after the effective date of this Directive or prior to the issue of a certificate of airworthiness, which ever occurs later. This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 22 August 2008. Background: The EASA and DGAC ADs listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this Directive require one time actions for which the compliance date and/or period has passed. CASA has determined that these ADs may be applicable to recently registered Australian aircraft. This Directive is issued to ensure all State of Design ADs are complied with. CASA appreciates that, due to date of aircraft manufacture or aircraft configuration and modification status, not all the ADs listed in Table 1 and Table 2 will be applicable to all Eurocopter EC 225 helicopters. James Coyne Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 18 August 2008