Is AD 2016-23-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-23-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-23-03 apply to?

AD 2016-23-03 applies to Diamond Aircraft Industries — models DA 40 NG, DA 40. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-23-03

one-time

Official AD 2016-23-03 · FR doc 2016-26808 · 2016-11-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 40 NG airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as possible loss of engine power and emergency landing with consequent damage to the airplane and occupant injury caused by a manufacturing quality deficiency in a batch of V-clamps that could cause the V-clamp to crack and fail. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2016-23-03 applies to

MakesDiamond Aircraft Industries

ModelsDA 40 NG, DA 40

Whether AD 2016-23-03 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 2016-23-03 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.