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Airworthiness Directive 2013-16-18

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Official AD 2013-16-18 · FR doc 2013-19459 · 2013-08-23 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320-214, -232 and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-211, - 213, and -231 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a missing fastener between certain stringers of the fuselage frame that connects the frame to a tee. This AD requires an inspection for a missing fastener, and a rototest inspection and a modification or repair of the fuselage frame at the affected area if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking in the fuselage that could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2013-16-18 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA320-214, A320-232, A320-233, A321-211, A321-213, A321-231, A320, A321
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 4338–4338, 4371–4371, 4374–4374, 4375–4375, 4377–4377, 4381–4384, 4386–4386, 4387–4387, 4388–4388, 4390–4402, 4404–4409, 4411–4417, 4419–4419, 4420–4420, 4421–4421, 4423–4423, 4424–4424, 4426–4426, 4429–4436, 4438–4443, 4445–4450, 4453–4453, 4454–4454, 4456–4469, 4471–4471, 4472–4472, 4474–4481, 4483–4498, 4500–4500, 4504–4504, 4505–4505, 4506–4506, 4509–4509.

Whether AD 2013-16-18 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 2013-16-18 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.

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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.