Is AD 2016-14-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-14-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-14-02 apply to?

AD 2016-14-02 applies to Airbus — models A318, A319, A320. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-14-02

one-time

Official AD 2016-14-02 · FR doc 2016-15902 · 2016-07-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-18-12 for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes. AD 2012-18- 12 required modifying the off-wing escape slide (OWS) enclosures on the left-hand (LH) side and right-hand (RH) side of the fuselage. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2012-18-12 and expands the applicability to all Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that additional OWS part numbers have been affected. We are issuing this AD to prevent off-wing exits on the LH and RH sides of the fuselage from becoming inoperative. During an emergency, inoperative off-wing exits could impair the safe evacuation of occupants, possibly resulting in personal injuries.

Which aircraft AD 2016-14-02 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA318, A319, A320

Part-conditional — D31865-101, D31865-102, D31865-103, D31865-104, D31865-105, D31865-106, D31865-107, D31865-108.

Applies to all A318, A319, and A320 aeroplanes; addresses prohibition on installing certain oxygen/OWS enclosure part numbers (D31865 series) unless modified per Airbus Service Bulletin A320-25-1156 Revision 03, dated December 5, 2001, or Service Bulletin A320-25-1649, dated February 16, 2010, or Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 004-25-84, Revision 4, dated November 9, 2012.

Whether AD 2016-14-02 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 2016-14-02 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.

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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.