Is AD 2016-10-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-10-01 requires a repetitive inspection every 12 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-10-01

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2016-10-01 apply to?

AD 2016-10-01 applies to M7 Aerospace — models SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AC, SA227-AT, SA227-BC, SA227-CC. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2016-10-01 · FR doc 2016-10872 · 2016-05-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; M7 Aerospace LLC Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all M7 Aerospace LLC Models SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-BC (C-26A), SA227-CC, SA227-DC (C-26B), and SA227-TT airplanes. We received reports of failed elevator control rod ends due to corrosion and lack of lubrication. This AD requires initial and repetitive inspections and lubrication of the elevator control rod ends and bearings with replacement as necessary. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 12 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 2016-10-01 applies to

MakesM7 Aerospace

ModelsSA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AC, SA227-AT, SA227-BC, SA227-CC, SA227-DC, SA227-TT, SA226, SA227

Applies to all serial numbers of the listed models. SA227-AC and SA227-BC are also designated C-26A; SA227-DC is also designated C-26B.

Whether AD 2016-10-01 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 2016-10-01 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.