Is AD 2013-18-09 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-18-09 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-18-09 apply to?

AD 2013-18-09 applies to Honeywell Ascs Inc.. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-18-09

one-time

Official AD 2013-18-09 · FR doc 2013-22396 · 2013-09-18 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell ASCa Inc. Emergency Locator Transmitters Installed on Various Transport Category Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Honeywell ASCa Inc. emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) installed on various transport category airplanes. This AD requires various one-time general visual inspections of the ELT transmitter units (TUs), and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by a fire on a parked and unoccupied airplane; preliminary information indicated combustion in the area of the ELT TU. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct discrepancies of the battery wiring installation inside the TU, which could result in an electrical short and possible ignition source.

Which aircraft AD 2013-18-09 applies to

MakesHoneywell Ascs Inc.

Part-conditional — 1152682-1, 1152682-2, 1152682-3.

Applies to Honeywell ASCs Inc. RESCU 406AF and 406AFN model emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) with transmitter unit (TU) P/N 1152682-1, -2, or -3 installed on transport category airplanes certificated in any category, including but not limited to Boeing 717/727/737/747/757/767/777/787 series, Lockheed Martin/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 382 series, McDonnell Douglas MD-11/DC-9-81 through -87/MD-88/MD-90-30, and Airbus A300/A310/A320/A321 series airplanes, as listed in Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD.

Whether AD 2013-18-09 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 2013-18-09 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.