Is AD 04-12572 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 04-12572 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 04-12572 apply to?

AD 04-12572 applies to Airbus — models A340-200, A340-300. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 04-12572

one-time

AD 04-12572 · 2004-06-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes, that requires replacement of flap rotary actuators with modified flap rotary actuators. This action is necessary to prevent fatigue failure of the rotary actuator lever for the flaps, which could result in loss of the flap surface and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Which aircraft AD 04-12572 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA340-200, A340-300

certain

Whether AD 04-12572 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 04-12572 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.