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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.
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