Is AD 2013-15-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-15-12 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-15-12 apply to?

AD 2013-15-12 applies to Airbus — models A310-203, A310-204, A310-221, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-15-12

recurring

Official AD 2013-15-12 · FR doc 2013-19862 · 2013-08-16 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2004-15-07, for certain Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. AD 2004-15-07 required repetitive inspections for fatigue cracking of the area around the fasteners of the landing plate of the aileron access doors of the bottom skin panel of the wings, and related corrective action. AD 2004- 15-07 also provided for an optional terminating action to end the repetitive inspections. This new AD reduces the initial inspection compliance time and intervals, and provides additional terminating action options. This AD was prompted by a reassessment of a previous fatigue threshold and inspection interval, which resulted in a determination that reduced inspection thresholds and intervals for accomplishment of the tasks are necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the area around the fasteners of the landing plate of the aileron access doors and the bottom skin panel of the wings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wings.

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 2013-15-12 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA310-203, A310-204, A310-221, A310-222, A310-304, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325, A310

Excludes airplanes modified per Airbus Service Bulletin A310-57-2081 or Airbus modification 12525 in production, and airplanes repaired per Airbus Repair Inspection R573-49243 or R573-49237.

Whether AD 2013-15-12 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 2013-15-12 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.