Is AD 2012-1998 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2012-1998 requires a repetitive inspection every 12 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-1998 apply to?

AD 2012-1998 applies to Cpac, Inc. — models 112, 112B, 112TC, 112TCA, 114, 114A, 114B, 114TC. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-1998

recurring

AD 2012-1998 · 2012-02-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; CPAC, Inc. Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all CPAC, Inc. (type certificate formerly held by Commander Aircraft Corporation, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, and Rockwell International) Models 112, 112B, 112TC, 112TCA, 114, 114A, 114B, and 114TC airplanes. That AD currently requires a one-time inspection of the elevator spar for cracks and, if any crack is found, either replace with a serviceable elevator spar that is found free of cracks or repair/modify the elevator spar with an FAA-approved method. That AD also requires reporting to the FAA the results of the inspection. Since we issued that AD, using the data collected through the reporting requirement, we have determined there is a need for continued inspections. This new AD requires repetitive inspections of the elevator spar for cracks and, if any crack is found, either replacing with a serviceable elevator spar that is free of any cracks and/or corrosion or repairing/modifying the elevator spar with an FAA-approved procedure. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 12 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2012-1998 applies to

MakesCpac, Inc.

Models112, 112B, 112TC, 112TCA, 114, 114A, 114B, 114TC

Type certificate (No. A12SO) formerly held by Commander Aircraft Corporation, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, and Rockwell International. Type Certificate No. A12SO does not include Models 112A and 115; Model 112A is a Rockwell marketing name for the Model 112 and Model 115 is a Rockwell marketing name for the Model 114, so since these are type-certificated as Model 112 and Model 114, this AD applies to them as well. All serial numbers.

Whether AD 2012-1998 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

Supersession

Supersedes AD 2011-07-13.

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 2012-1998 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.