Is AD 2017-03968 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2017-03968 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2017-03968 apply to?

AD 2017-03968 applies to Boeing — models 777-200, 777-300, 777. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-03968

one-time

AD 2017-03968 · 2017-03-03 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce Model Trent 800 engines. This AD was prompted by reports of damage to the upper bifurcation forward fire seal and seal deflector, and localized damage to the insulation blanket installed just aft of the fire seal. This AD requires installing serviceable thrust reverser (T/R) halves on the left and right engines. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2017-03968 applies to

MakesBoeing

Models777-200, 777-300, 777

Applies only to airplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce Model Trent 800 engines.

Whether AD 2017-03968 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 2017-03968 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.