Is AD 2003-18-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2003-18-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-18-05 apply to?

AD 2003-18-05 applies to Boeing — models 757. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-18-05

one-time

Official AD 2003-18-05 · FR doc 03-22701 · 2003-09-11 · airframe

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What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes, that currently requires modification of the nacelle strut and wing structure. This amendment reduces a certain compliance time in the existing AD. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent fatigue cracking in primary strut structure and consequent reduced structural integrity of the strut. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Which aircraft AD 2003-18-05 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models757

Applicability provision (specific model/line-number list) truncated in this excerpt ('each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision'). Restates/supersedes AD 2000-20-09; requires nacelle strut and wing structure modification per Boeing SB 757-54-0034 (and related SBs 757-54-0027, 757-54-0036) to prevent fatigue cracking in primary strut structure.

Whether AD 2003-18-05 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 2003-18-05 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.

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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.