Is AD 2016-08-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-08-13 requires a repetitive inspection every 18 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-08-13 apply to?

AD 2016-08-13 applies to Airbus — models A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A320. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-08-13

recurring

Official AD 2016-08-13 · FR doc 2016-08956 · 2016-05-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2004-19-11 for certain Airbus Model A320 series airplanes. AD 2004-19-11 required modification of the inner rear spar web of the wing, cold expansion of the attachment holes of the forward pintle fitting and the actuating cylinder anchorage of the main landing gear (MLG), repetitive ultrasonic inspections for cracking of the rear spar of the wing, and corrective action if necessary. AD 2004-19-11 also provided optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2004-19-11, and requires the previously optional terminating action. This AD was prompted by a determination that the previously optional terminating action is necessary to address the unsafe condition. We are issuing this AD to prevent fatigue cracking of the inner rear spar, which may lead to reduced structural integrity of the wing and the MLG.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 18 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 2016-08-13 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-231, A320-232, A320-233, A320

Applies to all manufacturer serial numbers except those on which Airbus modification (mod) 24591 has been embodied in production.

Whether AD 2016-08-13 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 2016-08-13 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.