Is AD 2013-13-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-13-05 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-13-05 apply to?

AD 2013-13-05 applies to Boeing — models 747SP, 747-100B SUD, 747-300, 747. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-13-05

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Official AD 2013-13-05 · FR doc 2013-15179 · 2013-06-27 · 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 747SP series airplanes, and certain The Boeing Company Model 747-100B SUD and 747-300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder indicating that the fuselage skin just above certain lap splice locations is subject to widespread fatigue damage. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the fuselage skin above certain lap splice locations, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the fuselage skin, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane and sudden loss of cabin pressure.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2013-13-05 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models747SP, 747-100B SUD, 747-300, 747

All Model 747SP airplanes; Model 747-100B SUD airplanes, line numbers 636 and 655; Model 747-300 airplanes, line numbers 692 through 695 inclusive (Boeing production line numbers, not manufacturer serial numbers).

Whether AD 2013-13-05 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 2013-13-05 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.