Is AD 2015-15-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2015-15-12 requires a repetitive inspection every 3900 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2015-15-12 apply to?

AD 2015-15-12 applies to Airbus — models A318-111, A318-112, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2015-15-12

recurring

Official AD 2015-15-12 · FR doc 2015-18535 · 2015-08-03 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes modified by a particular supplemental type certificate (STC). This AD was prompted by reports of cracks found during inspections of the in-flight entertainment system radome assembly. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections for cracks in the radome assembly, and replacement of the radome if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the radome assembly, which could result in the radome (or pieces) separating from the airplane and striking the tail, consequently reducing the controllability of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 3900 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2015-15-12 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA318-111, A318-112, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A320-111, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A318, A319, A320

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 001–497.

Part-conditional — 5063-100-XX.

Applies only to airplanes with a Live TV radome, P/N 5063-100-XX (XX = color option), serial number in the range 001 through 497 inclusive, installed via STC ST00788SE. The serial range is the radome's, not the airplane's.

Whether AD 2015-15-12 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 2015-15-12 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.