Is AD 2013-18-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-18-02 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-18-02 apply to?

AD 2013-18-02 applies to Boeing — models 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER, 767. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-18-02

recurring

Official AD 2013-18-02 · FR doc 2013-22414 · 2013-09-17 · 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 767-200, -300, -300F, and -400ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked and corroded nuts on an outboard flap support rib. This AD requires, for certain airplanes, repetitive inspections of the cap seal for damaged sealant on nuts common to certain outboard flap support ribs, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. For certain other airplanes, this AD also requires repetitive inspections of the cap seal for damaged sealant on nuts common to certain outboard flap support ribs, related investigative and corrective actions if necessary, and if necessary, a detailed inspection to determine the nut type installed in the outboard flap support rib and corrective actions. This AD also provides terminating action for the repetitive inspections under certain conditions. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracked and corroded nuts and bolts and the installation of incorrect nuts on certain outboard flap support ribs, which could lead to additional nut and bolt damage in the joint, result in loss of an outboard flap, and adversely affect continued safe flight and landing 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 2013-18-02 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER, 767

As identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 767-57A0131, Revision 1, dated May 8, 2013. Installation of STC ST01920SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the actions required by this AD; a change-in-product AMOC approval request is not necessary for airplanes on which STC ST01920SE is installed.

Whether AD 2013-18-02 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 2013-18-02 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.