Is AD 2016-15-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-15-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-15-04 apply to?

AD 2016-15-04 applies to Boeing — models 757-200, 757-200CB, 757. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-15-04

one-time

Official AD 2016-15-04 · FR doc 2016-17861 · 2016-07-29 · 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 757-200 and -200CB series airplanes. This AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) indicating that the lap splices at stringer S-14R, lower fastener row, are subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD). This AD requires external dual frequency eddy current (DFEC) or internal high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of the lap splice, inner skin fasteners, at stringer S-14R, station (STA) 440 through STA 540, and corrective action if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking of the fuselage skin lap splice. Such cracking could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2016-15-04 applies to

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Models757-200, 757-200CB, 757

Installation of STC ST01518SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the actions required by this AD; a change-in-product AMOC approval request is not necessary for airplanes with STC ST01518SE installed.

Whether AD 2016-15-04 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 2016-15-04 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.

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.