Is AD 2013-15-16 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-15-16 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-15-16 apply to?

AD 2013-15-16 applies to Boeing — models 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-15-16

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Official AD 2013-15-16 · FR doc 2013-18090 · 2013-08-16 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of an inboard main landing gear (MLG) door assembly departure due to premature fatigue cracking in the inboard MLG door hinge fittings. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the inboard MLG door hinge fittings; and replacement or modification of cracked fittings. This AD also provides an option to remove the affected MLG door. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking in the inboard MLG door hinge fittings, which could result in loss of the MLG door assembly from the airplane, and the MLG door assembly could impact the flight control surfaces and result in reduced controllability of the airplane.

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 2013-15-16 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 737

Applies to airplanes identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-52A1167, dated December 1, 2011. Installation of STC ST00830SE does not affect applicability of this AD; no 'change in product' AMOC needed for airplanes with that STC installed.

Whether AD 2013-15-16 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 2013-15-16 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.