Is AD 2012-10-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-10-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-10-04 apply to?

AD 2012-10-04 applies to Cessna — models 210G, T210G, 210H, T210H, 210J, T210J, 210K, T210K. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-10-04

one-time

Official AD 2012-10-04 · FR doc 2012-11944 · 2012-05-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company Models 210G, T210G, 210H, T210H, 210J, T210J, 210K, T210K, 210L, T210L, 210M, T210M, 210N, T210N, P210N, 210R, T210R, and P210R airplanes. This AD requires an inspection(s) of the left and right wing lower main spar caps for cracks and either replacing cracked wing lower main spar caps, wing spars, or wings (as applicable) with serviceable spar caps, spars, or wings that are found free of cracks or incorporating an FAA-approved modification. This AD also requires reporting the results of the inspections to the FAA. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks found in the wing lower main spar caps on the above-referenced airplanes with cantilever metal wings. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2012-10-04 applies to

MakesCessna

Models210G, T210G, 210H, T210H, 210J, T210J, 210K, T210K, 210L, T210L, 210M, T210M, 210N, T210N, P210N, 210R, T210R, P210R, 210

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 21058819–21058936, T210-0198–T210-0307, 21058937–21059061, T210-0308–T210-0392, 21059062–21059199, 21058140–21058140, T210-0393–T210-0454, 21059200–21059502, 21059503–21061041, 21061043–21061573, 21061042–21061042, 21061574–21062954, 21062955–21064897, P21000001–P21000834, 21064898–21065009, P21000835–P21000874.

Whether AD 2012-10-04 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 2012-10-04 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.

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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.