Is AD 2011-3653 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2011-3653 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2011-3653 apply to?

AD 2011-3653 applies to Air Tractor, Inc — models AT-802, AT-802A. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2011-3653

recurring

AD 2011-3653 · 2011-02-18 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-802 and AT-802A Airplanes

What this AD requires

This document incorporates the FRFA for Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-17-18, which applied to these products: Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Models AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes. We have since revised AD 2010-17-18, which requires you to repetitively inspect (using the eddy current method) the two outboard fastener holes in both of the wing main spar lower caps at the center splice joint for cracks and repair or replace any cracked spar, and changes the safe life for certain serial number (SN) ranges. Our initial analysis indicated that a FRFA was necessary for AD 2010-17-18. We issued AD 2010-17-18 without the FRFA to immediately address the unsafe condition. This action presents the FRFA for AD 2010-17-18, which is required to be published in the Federal Register.

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 2011-3653 applies to

MakesAir Tractor, Inc

ModelsAT-802, AT-802A

certain

Whether AD 2011-3653 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 2011-3653 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.