Is AD 2016-07-24 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-07-24 requires a repetitive inspection every 100 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-07-24 apply to?

AD 2016-07-24 applies to Textron Aviation, Inc. — models 310R, E310H, E310J, T310P, T310R, 310J-1, 320F, 320-1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-07-24

recurring

Official AD 2016-07-24 · FR doc 2016-07798 · 2016-04-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Textron Aviation, Inc. Models 310 through 310R, E310H, E310J, T310P through T310R, 310J-1, 320 through 320F, 320-1, 335, 340, 340A, 401 through 401B, 402 through 402C, 411, 411A, 414, 414A, and 421 through 421C airplanes (type certificates 3A10, 3A25, and A7CE previously held by Cessna Aircraft Company). This AD requires replacement and repetitive inspections of the hardware securing the elevator trim push-pull rod. This AD was prompted by lessons learned in accident investigation support, analysis of past accidents, and NTSB determinations of probable cause. That information indicates that following the loss of the attachment hardware connecting the elevator trim tab actuator to the elevator trim tab push-pull rod, the elevator tab may jam in a position outside the normal limits of travel. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 100 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 2016-07-24 applies to

MakesTextron Aviation, Inc.

Models310R, E310H, E310J, T310P, T310R, 310J-1, 320F, 320-1, 340A, 401B, 402C, 411A, 414A, 421C, 310, E310, T310, 320, 335, 340, 401, 402, 411, 414, 421

Type certificates 3A10, 3A25, and A7CE previously held by Cessna Aircraft Company. Applies to all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

Whether AD 2016-07-24 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 2016-07-24 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.