Is AD 2018-02-17 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2018-02-17 requires a repetitive inspection every 12 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-02-17

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2018-02-17 apply to?

AD 2018-02-17 applies to Airbus — models A330-201, A330-202, A330-203, A330-223, A330-223F, A330-243, A330-243F, A330-301. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2018-02-17 · FR doc 2018-01803 · 2018-02-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-12-12 and AD 2013-16-26, which applied to all Airbus Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes. AD 2012- 12-12 required repetitive inspections of the outer skin rivets of the cargo doors, repair if necessary, and other repetitive inspections. AD 2013-16-26 required repetitive inspections of certain cargo doors, and repair if necessary. This new AD continues to require repetitive inspections, and repair if necessary. This new AD revises the applicability; adds a one-time inspection and adjustment of certain hook gaps; reinforcement of the door frame structure; related investigative and corrective actions if necessary; and a modification, which allows deferring reinforcement of the cargo door structure. This AD was prompted by a determination that a new inspection procedure is necessary to address the unsafe condition. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 12 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2018-02-17 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA330-201, A330-202, A330-203, A330-223, A330-223F, A330-243, A330-243F, A330-301, A330-302, A330-303, A330-321, A330-322, A330-323, A330-341, A330-342, A330-343, A340-211, A340-212, A340-213, A340-311, A340-312, A340-313, A340-541, A340-642, A330, A340

For the listed A330-201/-202/-203/-223/-223F/-243/-243F and A330-301/-302/-303/-321/-322/-323/-341/-342/-343 airplanes, excludes those with Airbus Modification 202702 and Modification 202790 embodied in production. The listed A340-211/-212/-213, A340-311/-312/-313, and A340-541/-642 airplanes apply with all manufacturer serial numbers and no such exclusion.

Whether AD 2018-02-17 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 2018-02-17 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.