Is AD 2017-03-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2017-03-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2017-03-04 apply to?

AD 2017-03-04 applies to Boeing — models 737-500, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-03-04

one-time

Official AD 2017-03-04 · FR doc 2017-02661 · 2017-02-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-16-07 for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes. AD 2012-16- 07 required inspections of the fuselage skin at the chem-milled steps, and repair if necessary. This new AD adds new inspections, permanent repairs of time-limited repairs, related investigative and corrective actions if necessary, and skin panel replacement. This AD was prompted by evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) that indicates that the fuselage skin is subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), and reports of cracking in certain areas of the fuselage skin. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2017-03-04 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models737-500, 737

Installation of STC ST01219SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the AD actions; no 'change in product' AMOC approval is required for airplanes with this STC installed.

Whether AD 2017-03-04 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 2017-03-04 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.