Is AD 2016-07-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-07-12 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-07-12 apply to?

AD 2016-07-12 applies to Airbus — models A320. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-07-12

recurring

Official AD 2016-07-12 · FR doc 2016-07372 · 2016-04-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking of the aft fixed fairing (AFF) of the pylons due to fatigue damage of the structure. This AD requires repetitive inspections for damage and cracking of the AFF of the pylons, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct damage and cracking of the AFF of the pylons, which could result in detachment of a pylon and consequent reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

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 2016-07-12 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA320

Source applicability text for this AD is corrupted/incomplete (it is preamble/rulemaking boilerplate -- NPRM response, cost of compliance, and regulatory authority discussion -- rather than a clean applicability paragraph). The only concrete product evidence present is a reference to Airbus Service Bulletin A320-54-1027 (dated April 10, 2014) covering inspection/repair of the aft flexible fitting (AFF) of the pylons, and the new AD identified as 2016-07-12, Airbus, Amendment 39-18457, Docket No. FAA-2015-6537, Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-154-AD. Specific model dash-designations and serial number applicability are not present in this text slice; do not assume beyond A320 family.

Whether AD 2016-07-12 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 2016-07-12 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.