Is AD 2016-12-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-12-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-12-05 apply to?

AD 2016-12-05 applies to Saab — models SAAB 2000. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-12-05

one-time

Official AD 2016-12-05 · FR doc 2016-13740 · 2016-06-15 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems)

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-15-04 for certain Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model SAAB 2000 airplanes. AD 2014- 15-04 required deactivating the potable water system, or alternatively filling and activating the potable water system. This new AD requires inspecting the in-line heater for correct brazing and corrective action if needed, and installing a shrinkable tube on the water line and a spray shield on the in-line heater. This AD was prompted by a report of rudder pedal restriction which was the result of water leakage at the inlet tubing of an in-line heater in the lower part of the forward fuselage. This AD was also prompted by the development of a modification that would address the unsafe condition. We are issuing this AD to prevent rudder pedal restriction due to the pitch control mechanism becoming frozen as the result of water spray, which could prevent disconnection of the pitch control mechanism and normal pitch control, and consequently result in reduced controllability of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2016-12-05 applies to

MakesSaab

ModelsSAAB 2000

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 004–016, 018–018, 022–022, 023–023, 024–024, 026–026, 029–029, 031–031, 032–032, 033–033, 035–039, 041–044, 046–046, 047–047, 048–048, 051–051, 053–063.

Whether AD 2016-12-05 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 2016-12-05 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.