Is AD 03-12842 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 03-12842 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 03-12842 apply to?

AD 03-12842 applies to Airbus — models A340. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 03-12842

one-time

AD 03-12842 · 2003-05-27 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes, that requires, among other actions, modifying the down drive brackets of the left- and right-hand sides of the inboard flap track 1 assembly and installation of bigger bolts and washers, and testing the torque value of the nuts. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the bolts due to flexural loads caused by transmission jam loading, which could lead to a "flap-locked" condition, causing reduced controllability of the airplane. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Which aircraft AD 03-12842 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA340

certain

Whether AD 03-12842 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 03-12842 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)

Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.