Is AD 2012-08-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-08-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-08-03

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2012-08-03 apply to?

AD 2012-08-03 applies to Airbus — models A300 B4-2C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622, A300 B4-605R. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2012-08-03 · FR doc 2012-9185 · 2012-04-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300 B4-2C, B4-103, and B4-203 airplanes; Model A300 B4- 600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600 series airplanes); and Model A310 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the forward lug wing of the aft bearing at rib 5 of the main landing gear (MLG). This AD requires installing new bushes with increased interference fit in the forward lug wing of the aft bearing at rib 5 of the MLG on the right-hand (RH) and left-hand (LH) wing. We are issuing this AD to prevent cracking of the forward lug wing of the aft bearing at rib 5 of the MLG, which could adversely affect the structural integrity of the MLG attachment, and could result in the collapse of the MLG.

Which aircraft AD 2012-08-03 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA300 B4-2C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, A300 B4-601, A300 B4-603, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622, A300 B4-605R, A300 B4-622R, A300 F4-605R, A300 F4-622R, A300 C4-605R Variant F, A310-203, A310-204, A310-221, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325, A300, A310

All serial numbers, except airplanes where the main landing gear (MLG) rib 5 forward lugs of the LH and RH wings have been repaired by installation of oversized interference-fit bushes per Airbus Repair Instruction R57240221 (A300) or R57249121 (A310), or where the LH/RH wings have had Airbus Mandatory/Service Bulletin A300-57-0249, A300-57-6106, or A310-57-2090 embodied in service.

Whether AD 2012-08-03 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 2012-08-03 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.