Is AD 2012-05-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-05-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-05-04 apply to?

AD 2012-05-04 applies to The Boeing Company — models 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-05-04

one-time

Official AD 2012-05-04 · FR doc 2012-6118 · 2012-03-20 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767 airplanes. This AD requires an inspection of the number 2 windows to determine whether the link arms are in the over-center position, and modifying the link arms of the number 2 windows in the flight compartment if necessary. This AD also requires the inspection, and modification if necessary, for airplanes that replace a modified assembly with an unmodified assembly. This AD results from reports of the number 2 windows opening during takeoff roll, which has resulted in aborted takeoffs. We are issuing this AD to prevent the opening of the number 2 windows during takeoff roll, which could adversely affect the flightcrew's ability to perform critical takeoff communication and result in an aborted takeoff or an unscheduled landing.

Which aircraft AD 2012-05-04 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER

serial/model applicability read from the AD body — confirm the exact serial/model from the records

Whether AD 2012-05-04 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 2012-05-04 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.

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.