Airworthiness Directive 2011-07-05
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero Seat 9140, 9166, 9173, 9174, 9184, 9188, 9196, 91B7, 91B8, 91C0, 91C2, 91C4, 91C5, and 9301 Series Passenger Seat Assemblies; and Sicma Aero Seat 9501311-05, 9501301-06, 9501311-15, 9501301-16, 9501441-30, 9501441-33, 9501311-55, 9501301-56, 9501441-83, 9501441-95, 9501311-97, and 9501301-98 Passenger Seat Assemblies; Installed on Various Transport Category Airplanes
What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Which aircraft AD 2011-07-05 applies to
Applies to listed Sicma Aero Seat passenger seat assemblies identified in Annex 1, Issue 2, of Sicma Aero Seat Service Bulletin 90-25-012, Issue 5, dated March 19, 2004, that have backrest link part numbers 90-000200-104-1 and 90-000200-104-2 installed, as installed on (but not limited to) Airbus A330-200/-300, A340-200/-300/-500/-600, and Boeing 777-200/-300/-300ER/-200LR series airplanes (Table 1), regardless of subsequent airplane modification, alteration, or repair.
Whether AD 2011-07-05 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:
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.