TailplateTailplate
Run a report

Airworthiness Directive 2012-13-12

one-time
Official AD 2012-13-12 · FR doc 2012-16637 · 2012-07-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model G-IV, GIV-X, GV, and GV-SP airplanes. This AD requires measuring to determine paint thickness on the flight control surfaces and corrective actions if necessary, and revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM). This AD was prompted by reports of failure to inspect or document the paint thickness on flight controls (ailerons, rudder, elevator), potentially having a negative impact on the flutter characteristics of the airplane. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct paint thickness on flight controls, which could result in loss of control of the airplane due to flutter.

Which aircraft AD 2012-13-12 applies to

MakesGulfstream Aerospace
ModelsG-IV, GIV-X, GV, GV-SP
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1265–1265, 1286–1286, 1298–1298, 1301–1301, 1347–1347, 1372–1372, 1378–1378, 1380–1380, 1423–1423, 1458–1458, 1497–1497, 4064–4064, 4151–4151, 4192–4192, 4194–4194, 4199–4199, 4214–4214, 612–612, 630–630, 691–691, 5038–5038, 5079–5079, 5223–5223, 5227–5227, 5237–5237, 5240–5240, 5245–5245, 5246–5246, 5252–5252, 5258–5258, 5261–5261, 5265–5265, 5267–5267, 5283–5283, 5290–5290, 5293–5293, 5294–5294, 5302–5302, 5307–5307, 5311–5311, 5318–5318, 5320–5320.

Applies only to specific serial numbers per model: Model G-IV s/n 1265,1286,1298,1301,1347,1372,1378,1380,1423,1458,1497; Model GIV-X s/n 4064,4151,4192,4194,4199,4214; Model GV s/n 612,630,691; Model GV-SP s/n 5038,5079,5223,5227,5237,5240,5245,5246,5252,5258,5261,5265,5267,5283,5290,5293,5294,5302,5307,5311,5318,5320.

Whether AD 2012-13-12 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 2012-13-12 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.