Is AD 2012-09-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-09-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-09-03 apply to?

AD 2012-09-03 applies to Saab — models 2000. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-09-03

one-time

Official AD 2012-09-03 · FR doc 2012-10469 · 2012-05-03 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 2000 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of hydraulic accumulator failure. This AD requires replacing certain hydraulic accumulators with stainless steel hydraulic accumulators, and structural modifications in the nose landing gear bay. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of hydraulic accumulators, which may result in damage to the airplane and injury to occupants.

Which aircraft AD 2012-09-03 applies to

MakesSaab

Models2000

All serial numbers of the SAAB 2000 model.

Whether AD 2012-09-03 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 2012-09-03 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.