Is AD 2016-14-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-14-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-14-04 apply to?

AD 2016-14-04 applies to The Boeing Company — models 787-8, 787. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-14-04

one-time

Official AD 2016-14-04 · FR doc 2016-15911 · 2016-07-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of water leakage from the potable water system due to improperly installed waterline couplings, and water leaking into the electronics equipment (EE) bays from above the floor in the main cabin, resulting in water on the equipment in the EE bays. This AD requires replacing the potable waterline couplings above the forward and aft EE bays with new, improved couplings. This AD also requires sealing the main cabin floor areas above the aft EE bay, installing drip shields and foam blocks, and rerouting the wire bundles near the drip shields above the equipment in the aft EE bay. We are issuing this AD to prevent a water leak from an improperly installed potable water system coupling, or main cabin water source, which could cause the equipment in the EE bays to become wet, resulting in an electrical short and potential loss of system functions essential for safe flight.

Which aircraft AD 2016-14-04 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models787-8, 787

Applies only to airplanes identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletins B787-81205-SB380009-00 Issue 002 (dated December 9, 2015), B787-81205-SB530029-00 Issue 002 (dated January 26, 2016), and B787-81205-SB530031-00 Issue 002 (dated March 16, 2016).

Whether AD 2016-14-04 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 2016-14-04 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.