Is AD 2010-14-18 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2010-14-18 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2010-14-18 apply to?

AD 2010-14-18 applies to The Boeing Company — models 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2010-14-18

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Official AD 2010-14-18 · FR doc 2010-17611 · 2010-07-22 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 767-200, -300, and -300F Series Airplanes Powered by General Electric or Pratt & Whitney Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections to detect discrepancies of the 8 aft-most fastener holes in the horizontal tangs of the midspar fitting of the strut, and corrective actions if necessary. The existing AD also requires repetitive inspections for cracks of the closeout angle that covers the 2 aft-most fasteners in the lower tang of the midspar fitting, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. The existing AD also provides an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This new AD reduces the compliance times for doing the inspections. This AD results from reports of cracks in the midspar fitting tangs. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking in the primary strut structure and reduced structural integrity of the strut, which could result in separation of the strut and engine.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2010-14-18 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767

Applies to airplanes certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767-54A0101, Revision 5, dated June 29, 2010 (strut midspar fitting tang cracking).

Whether AD 2010-14-18 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 2010-14-18 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.