Is AD 2013-10-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-10-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-10-02 apply to?

AD 2013-10-02 applies to The Boeing Company — models 757-200, 757-200PF, 757. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-10-02

one-time

Official AD 2013-10-02 · FR doc 2013-11387 · 2013-05-16 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200 and -200PF series airplanes. That AD currently requires modifying the nacelle strut and wing structure, and repairing any damage found during the modification. This new AD specifies a maximum compliance time limit that overrides the optional threshold formula results. This AD was prompted by reports indicating that the actual operational loads applied to the nacelle are higher than the analytical loads that were used during the initial design. Subsequent analysis and service history, which includes numerous reports of fatigue cracking on certain strut and wing structure, indicated that fatigue cracking can occur on the primary strut structure before an airplane reaches its design service objective. We are issuing this AD to prevent fatigue cracking in primary strut structure and consequent reduced structural integrity of the strut.

Which aircraft AD 2013-10-02 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models757-200, 757-200PF, 757

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1–735.

Part-conditional — ST01518SE.

Range given is Boeing line numbers (L/Ns), not manufacturer serial numbers. Applies only to airplanes powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. Installation of STC ST01518SE does not affect applicability; a change-in-product AMOC approval is not necessary for airplanes with that STC installed.

Whether AD 2013-10-02 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 2013-10-02 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.