Is AD 2016-13-14 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2016-13-14 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-13-14 apply to?

AD 2016-13-14 applies to Bombardier, Inc. — models DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, DHC-8-402, DHC-8. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-13-14

recurring

Official AD 2016-13-14 · FR doc 2016-15357 · 2016-07-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This AD requires an inspection to determine if certain left and right main landing gear (MLG) retract actuator rod ends are installed and repetitive liquid penetrant inspections (LPIs) of affected left and right MLG retract actuator rod ends, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also provides optional terminating action for the inspections. This AD was prompted by a report of cracked MLG retract actuator rod ends. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the left and right MLG retract actuator rod ends, which could lead to left or right MLG collapse.

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 2016-13-14 applies to

MakesBombardier, Inc.

ModelsDHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, DHC-8-402, DHC-8

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 4001–4001, 4003–4325.

Whether AD 2016-13-14 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 2016-13-14 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.