# AD 2002-06-04: Tail Rotor Hub Pitch Change Plate "SNR" Bearing - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Airbus Helicopters AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350C, AS350D and 1 more - Effective: April 24, 2002 - Published: March 20, 2002, 67 FR 12858–12859 - Issued: March 11, 2002 - Issued as: Final rule; correction - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Rotorcraft - Amendment: 39-12680 - Docket: 2001-SW-20-AD - Registered aircraft: 951 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/0a/a1/0aa1831f7f817946292939be0121c10d3fd385b0c29f9e47e21eaea0f8b6ea4e (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-03-20/pdf/02-6626.pdf) - Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/03/20/02-6626/airworthiness-directives-eurocopter-france-model-as350b-as350b1-as350b2-as350b3-as350ba-as350c - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F51ACAB966605E6286256B820052F4CE.0001 - DRS record last changed: November 21, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-06-04 ## Summary This document corrects Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-06-04 for the specified Eurocopter France helicopters that was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2002 (67 FR 12858). The effective date as stated in paragraph (f) of the AD is incorrect, and this document corrects that effective date. In all other respects, the original document remains the same. ## The airworthiness directive ### Correction of Publication Accordingly, the publication on March 20, 2002 of the final rule (AD 2002-06-04) which was the subject of FR Doc. 02-6626 is corrected as follows: On page 12859, in the second column, in AD 2002-06-04, paragraph (f), correct “April 4, 2002” to read “April 24, 2002”. ## Rule preamble ### Dates Effective April 24, 2002. ### For further information contact Jim Grigg, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft Standards Staff, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0110, telephone (817) 222-5490, fax (817) 222-5961. ### SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The FAA issued a final rule AD 2002-06-04 on March 11, 2002 (67 FR 12858, March 20, 2002) for the specified Eurocopter France helicopters. The following correction is needed: The effective date given in paragraph (f) of the AD was intended to be the same effective date of April 24, 2002, as stated in the “Effective Date” line. Therefore, the date in paragraph (f) needs correcting. Since no other part of the regulatory information has been revised, the final rule is not being republished. ## Affected data sheets (2) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU): Airbus Helicopters; names 8 of 10 models: AS350C, AS350B3, AS350B, AS350D1, AS350B2, AS350B1, AS350D, AS350BA - [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU): Airbus Helicopters; names 5 of 6 models: AS355N, AS355F2, AS355F1, AS355E, AS355F ## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs) Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - Aircraft: 951 (951 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Airbus Helicopters 362, Eurocopter 328, American Eurocopter 162, Aerospatiale 66, Eurocopter France 20, S N I A S 8, Eurocopter/France 4, Airbus Helicopter 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Airbus Helicopters AS350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b3): 291 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3): 167 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2): 146 aircraft (airframe model) - [American Eurocopter AS350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3): 124 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as-350b3): 56 aircraft (airframe model) - [American Eurocopter AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2): 38 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS350BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba): 18 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter AS 350 BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b2): 11 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b2): 10 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS 355F1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1): 9 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter France AS 350 B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as-350-b3): 8 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter France AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as350b2): 8 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS 355F2](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f2): 6 aircraft (airframe model) - [S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Eurocopter/France AS355N TWINSTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-france-as355n-twinstar): 4 aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as355f2-ecureuil): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters AS350BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350ba): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Airbus Helicopters AS355N](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as355n): 2 aircraft (airframe model) All 36 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-06-04/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-06-04/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [Proposed rule 2001-SW-20-AD](https://openairdocs.org/proposed/2001-SW-20-AD): Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published Nov 28, 2001 Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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