Is AD 2013-04-08 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-04-08 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-04-08

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2013-04-08 apply to?

AD 2013-04-08 applies to Diamond Aircraft Industries Gmbh — models H-36, HK 36 R, HK 36 TS, HK 36 TTS, HK 36. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

one-time

Official AD 2013-04-08 · FR doc 2013-04089 · 2013-03-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model H-36, HK 36 R, HK 36 TS, and HK 36 TTS airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as installation of an unsuitable self-locking nut on the bell crank of the elevator push rod that can cause failure of the elevator, resulting in loss of control. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2013-04-08 applies to

MakesDiamond Aircraft Industries Gmbh

ModelsH-36, HK 36 R, HK 36 TS, HK 36 TTS, HK 36

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 36.300–36.414, 36.415–36.416, 36.393–36.393.

Serial ranges by model: H-36 and HK 36 R S/Ns 36.300-36.414; HK 36 TS S/Ns 36.415-36.416; HK 36 TTS S/N 36.393.

Whether AD 2013-04-08 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 2013-04-08 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.