Is AD 2012-08-07 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2012-08-07 requires a repetitive inspection every 550 hours or 6 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-08-07 apply to?

AD 2012-08-07 applies to Sicma Aero Seat — models 9401, 9402, 9404, 9405, 9406, 9407, 9408, 9409. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-08-07

recurring

Official AD 2012-08-07 · FR doc 2012-9790 · 2012-04-24 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero Seat Passenger Seat Assemblies, Installed on, But Not Limited to, ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Sicma Aero Seat Model 9401, 9402, 9404, 9505, 9406, 9407, 9408, and 9409 series passenger seat assemblies, installed on, but not limited to, ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 and ATR72 airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive detailed inspections for cracking of the central and lateral spreaders of the affected seats, and repair or replacement of the spreader if necessary. This AD was prompted by a determination that the existing AD included Model 9505 series passenger seat assemblies in the applicability instead of Model 9405 series passenger seat assemblies. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the central and lateral spreaders, which could lead to further cracking of the seat spreaders, causing injury to passengers or crew members during heavy turbulence in flight or in the event of an emergency landing.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 550 hours or 6 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 2012-08-07 applies to

MakesSicma Aero Seat

Models9401, 9402, 9404, 9405, 9406, 9407, 9408, 9409, 9400

Applies to Sicma Aero Seat Model 9401, 9402, 9404, 9405, 9406, 9407, 9408, and 9409 series passenger seat assemblies, all part numbers, except front row and aft-facing seats and those modified to 'Amendment B' standard, as installed on (but not limited to) ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Model ATR42-200/-300/-320/-500 and ATR72-101/-201/-102/-202/-211/-212/-212A airplanes; applies regardless of any airplane modification, alteration, or repair affecting the seats, with AMOC available.

Whether AD 2012-08-07 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 2012-08-07 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.