Is AD 2013-03-15 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-03-15 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-03-15 apply to?

AD 2013-03-15 applies to Cessna Aircraft Company — models 172R, 172S, 172. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-03-15

one-time

Official AD 2013-03-15 · FR doc 2013-02897 · 2013-02-12 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R and 172S airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of chafing of a new configuration of the fuel return line assembly, which was caused by the fuel return line assembly rubbing against the right steering tube assembly during rudder pedal actuation. This AD requires you to install the forward and aft fuel return line support clamps and brackets; inspect for a minimum clearance between the fuel return line assembly and the steering tube assembly and clearance between the fuel return line assembly and the airplane structure; and, if any damage is found, replace the fuel return line assembly. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2013-03-15 applies to

MakesCessna Aircraft Company

Models172R, 172S, 172

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 17281573–17281616, 172S11074–172S11193.

Whether AD 2013-03-15 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 2013-03-15 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.