Is AD 2014-23-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2014-23-13 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2014-23-13

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2014-23-13 apply to?

AD 2014-23-13 applies to Airbus — models A300 B2-203, A300 B2K-3C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, A300 B4-2C, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622R, A300 B4-622. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

recurring

Official AD 2014-23-13 · FR doc 2014-28477 · 2014-12-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2000-12-12, for certain Airbus Model A300, A300-600, and A310 series airplanes. AD 2000-12-12 required inspecting to detect cracks in the lower spar axis of the nacelle pylon between ribs 9 and 10, and repair if necessary. AD 2000-12-12 also provided for optional modification of the pylon, which terminated the inspections for Model A300 series airplanes. This new AD reduces the initial and repetitive inspection compliance times. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking of the lower pylon spar after accomplishing the existing modification. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the lower spar of the nacelle pylon.

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 2014-23-13 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA300 B2-203, A300 B2K-3C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, A300 B4-2C, A300 B4-620, A300 B4-622R, A300 B4-622, A310-221, A310-222, A310-322, A310-324, A310-325, A300, A310

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 125–125.

Applicability by production modification status: A300 B2-203/B2K-3C/B4-103/B4-203/B4-2C airplanes on which Modification 2434 has been embodied in production; A300 airplane MSN 125 (left-hand side pylon only); A300 B4-620/B4-622R/B4-622 airplanes except those with Modification 10149 embodied in production; A310-221/-222/-322/-324/-325 airplanes except those with Modification 10149 embodied in production.

Whether AD 2014-23-13 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 2014-23-13 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.