Is AD 2013-05-11 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-05-11 requires a repetitive inspection every 20 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-05-11 apply to?

AD 2013-05-11 applies to Airbus — models A318-111, A318-112, A318-121, A318-122, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-05-11

recurring

Official AD 2013-05-11 · FR doc 2013-14698 · 2013-06-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. That AD currently requires one-time and repetitive inspections of specific areas and, when necessary, corrective actions for those rudders where production rework has been identified. This new AD adds airplanes with certain rudders to the AD applicability; changes an inspection type for certain reinforced rudder areas; requires pre- inspections and repairs if needed; and requires permanent restoration of vacuum loss holes. This AD also requires additional inspections for certain rudders and repair if needed, and requires replacement of certain rudders with new rudders. This AD was prompted by reports of surface defects on rudders that were the result of debonding between the skin and honeycomb core. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct extended de-bonding, which might degrade the structural integrity of the rudder. The loss of the rudder leads to degradation of the handling qualities and reduces the controllability of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 20 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 2013-05-11 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA318-111, A318-112, A318-121, A318-122, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A321-111, A321-112, A321-131, A321-211, A321-212, A321-213, A321-231, A321-232, A318, A319, A320, A321

Part-conditional — D554 71000 010 00, D554 71000 012 00, D554 71000 014 00, D554 71000 016 00, D554 71000 018 00, D554 71000 020 00, D554 71001 000 00, D554 71002 000 00 0002.

Applies to all serial numbers of the listed airplane models having a rudder with a part number and serial number listed in Tables 1, 2, and 3 and Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the AD, plus rudder P/N D554 71000 020 00 S/N TS-1494 and P/N D554 71002 000 00 0002 S/N TS-2212. Full set of affected rudder serial numbers per part number is enumerated in the AD tables (not fully captured here).

Whether AD 2013-05-11 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 2013-05-11 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.