Is AD 2013-23-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2013-23-04 requires a repetitive inspection every 24 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2013-23-04 apply to?

AD 2013-23-04 applies to Boeing — models 737-600, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-23-04

recurring

Official AD 2013-23-04 · FR doc 2013-27091 · 2013-11-15 · 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 737-600, -700, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that certain seat track bolts were found with severed head bolts due to fatigue. This AD requires replacing titanium seat track bolts with corrosion resistant steel (CRES) bolts, repetitive inspections for cracking of the splice strap and forward seat track holes, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also provides an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct missing or severed bolt heads, which, if not corrected, could result in the inability of the seat track to carry passenger loads, which could cause the seats to detach from the seat track, resulting in possible injury to passengers during an emergency landing or survivable crash.

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 2013-23-04 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models737-600, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 737

Applies only to airplanes with passenger seats installed, as identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-53-1296, dated January 11, 2011.

Whether AD 2013-23-04 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 2013-23-04 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.