Is AD 2016-10-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-10-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-10-03 apply to?

AD 2016-10-03 applies to Viking Air Limited — models DHC-3. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-10-03

one-time

Official AD 2016-10-03 · FR doc 2016-10928 · 2016-05-11 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY). This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as a center of gravity that is too far aft contributing to a stall during takeoff and loss of control during other phases of flight. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2016-10-03 applies to

MakesViking Air Limited

ModelsDHC-3

Applies only to DHC-3 airplanes modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit under Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA00287NY.

Whether AD 2016-10-03 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 2016-10-03 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.