Is AD 2013-02-51 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-02-51 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-02-51 apply to?

AD 2013-02-51 applies to Boeing — models 787-8, 787. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-02-51

one-time

Official AD 2013-02-51 · FR doc 2013-04004 · 2013-02-22 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these airplanes. This AD requires modification of the battery system, or other actions. This AD was prompted by recent incidents involving lithium ion battery failures that resulted in release of flammable electrolytes, heat damage, and smoke. We are issuing this AD to correct damage to critical systems and structures, and the potential for fire in the electrical compartment.

Which aircraft AD 2013-02-51 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models787-8, 787

Whether AD 2013-02-51 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 2013-02-51 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.