Is AD 2016-13-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-13-03 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-13-03 apply to?

AD 2016-13-03 applies to The Boeing Company — models 767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER, 767. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-13-03

recurring

Official AD 2016-13-03 · FR doc 2016-14752 · 2016-06-27 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 767 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that certain splice plate locations of the aft pressure bulkhead web are hidden and cannot be inspected using existing manufacturer service information. This AD requires repetitive open-hole high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead web. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking in the aft pressure bulkhead web, which could result in rapid airplane decompression and loss of structural integrity.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2016-13-03 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models767-200, 767-300, 767-300F, 767-400ER, 767

Installation of STC ST01920SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the actions required by this AD; a change-in-product AMOC approval is not necessary for airplanes with that STC installed.

Whether AD 2016-13-03 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 2016-13-03 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.