Is AD 2015-26-09 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2015-26-09 requires a repetitive inspection every 6 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2015-26-09 apply to?

AD 2015-26-09 applies to Atr — models ATR42-200, ATR42-300, ATR42-320, ATR42-500, ATR42. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2015-26-09

recurring

Official AD 2015-26-09 · FR doc 2015-32892 · 2016-01-13 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 airplanes. This AD was prompted by several reports of a cracked floor beam at frame (FR) 26, and of discrepancies in certain wing inspection tasks in maintenance documents that could lead to errors in scheduling inspection intervals of structurally significant items (SSIs). This AD requires repetitive inspections of certain floor beams and revision of the maintenance or inspection program to include inspections of several areas of the wings. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct any cracking of the floor beam at FR 26 and several areas of the wings, which could lead to reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 6 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 2015-26-09 applies to

MakesAtr

ModelsATR42-200, ATR42-300, ATR42-320, ATR42-500, ATR42

Whether AD 2015-26-09 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 2015-26-09 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.