Is AD 2012-05-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-05-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-05-02 apply to?

AD 2012-05-02 applies to Boeing — models 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-05-02

one-time

Official AD 2012-05-02 · FR doc 2012-8038 · 2012-04-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of heat damage to the inner wall of the thrust reversers, which could result in separation of adjacent components and consequent structural damage to the airplane, damage to other airplanes, and injury to people on the ground. This AD requires modifying the thrust reverser inner walls, inspecting for damage of the upper and lower inner wall insulation blankets, measuring the electrical conductivity on the aluminum upper compression pads 2 and 3 as applicable, inspecting for discrepancies of the inner wall of the thrust reverser, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also requires, for certain airplanes, doing various concurrent actions (including replacing the inner wall blanket insulation, installing updated full-authority digital electronic control software, and modifying the thrust reverser inner wall and insulation blankets). We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2012-05-02 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737

Applies only to airplanes identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-78-1082, dated March 25, 2010.

Whether AD 2012-05-02 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 2012-05-02 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.