Is AD 2013-14-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-14-03 requires a repetitive inspection every 96 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-14-03 apply to?

AD 2013-14-03 applies to Boeing — models C, -100, -100C, -200, -200F, 727. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-14-03

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Official AD 2013-14-03 · FR doc 2013-16930 · 2013-07-22 · 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 727 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks on the elevator rear spar stiffener assembly. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections for cracking of the elevator rear spar stiffener assembly, and corrective actions if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the elevator rear spar stiffener assembly, which could adversely affect elevator structural stiffness, which could lead to elevator vibration and possible interference with the tab control rod. These conditions could result in flutter and consequent loss of control of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 96 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 2013-14-03 applies to

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ModelsC, -100, -100C, -200, -200F, 727

Also includes Model 727 with no suffix (in addition to 727C and the -100/-100C/-200/-200F variants).

Whether AD 2013-14-03 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 2013-14-03 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.