Is AD 04-26916 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 04-26916 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 04-26916 apply to?

AD 04-26916 applies to Airbus — models A319, A320, A321. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 04-26916

one-time

AD 04-26916 · 2004-12-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This AD requires removing two maintenance lights in the hydraulics bay, disconnecting the wiring for the lights, and modifying the switches. This AD is prompted by underlying safety issues involved in fuel tank explosions on several large transport airplanes. We are issuing this AD to prevent an ignition source for fuel vapor in the hydraulics bay, which could result in fire or explosion in the adjacent center wing fuel tank.

Which aircraft AD 04-26916 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA319, A320, A321

certain

Whether AD 04-26916 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 04-26916 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.