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

Yes — AD 2013-15-15 requires a repetitive inspection every 24 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

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

AD 2013-15-15 applies to Boeing — models 727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, 727-200F. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-15-15

recurring

Official AD 2013-15-15 · FR doc 2013-18122 · 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 727 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder indicating that the frame-to- floor beam attachment is subject to widespread fatigue damage. This AD requires repetitive high frequency eddy current inspections for any crack of the frames at body station (STA) 188 through STA 344, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking at the frame-to-floor beam attachment, on both the left- and right-sides, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane, and decompression of the cabin.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 24 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 2013-15-15 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, 727-200F

Applies to airplanes identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 727-53-0234, dated January 17, 2013.

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