Is AD 2016-01-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-01-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-01-05 apply to?

AD 2016-01-05 applies to Boeing — models 737-400, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-01-05

one-time

Official AD 2016-01-05 · FR doc 2016-00004 · 2016-01-13 · 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 737-400 series airplanes, as modified by a certain supplemental type certificate. This AD was prompted by the discovery of a design drawing error regarding placards that identified incorrect squibs and pressure switches for certain fire extinguisher bottles. This AD requires a detailed inspection of certain cargo placards to determine if they are the correct placards and in the correct location, a detailed inspection of the harnesses to verify that they are marked and installed correctly, and corrective action if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct incorrectly installed harnesses for the cargo fire suppression system bottles, which could result in an incorrect activation sequence of the bottles, the inability to suppress a cargo fire quickly, and a possible uncontrollable fire.

Which aircraft AD 2016-01-05 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models737-400, 737

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 23865–23865, 24231–24231, 24706–24706, 24474–24474, 25417–25417, 27003–27003, 27149–27149, 25375–25375, 26281–26281, 28661–28661, 28881–28881.

Applies only to the specific listed serial-numbered airplanes as modified by Supplemental Type Certificate ST01114WI.

Whether AD 2016-01-05 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 2016-01-05 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.