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Airworthiness Directive 2017-12-13

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Official AD 2017-12-13 · FR doc 2017-12289 · 2017-06-20 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320-212, -214, -232, and -233 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a crack found during an inspection of the pocket radius of the fuselage frame. This AD requires repetitive low frequency eddy current inspections or repetitive high frequency eddy current inspections of this area, and repair if necessary. The repair terminates the repetitive inspections. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2017-12-13 applies to

MakesAirbus
ModelsA320-212, A320-214, A320-232, A320-233, A320
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 1011–1011, 1009–1009, 1026–1026, 1030–1030, 0977–0977, 1007–1007, 1013–1013.

Applies only to specific manufacturer serial numbers (MSNs): A320-212 MSN 1011; A320-214 MSNs 1009, 1026, 1030; A320-232 MSN 0977; A320-233 MSNs 1007, 1013.

Whether AD 2017-12-13 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 2017-12-13 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.