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Airworthiness Directive 2019-18-09

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Official AD 2019-18-09 · FR doc 2019-20855 · 2019-09-26 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G airplanes; and Model C-130A, HP-C-130A, EC-130Q, and C-130B airplanes. This AD requires a visual inspection of the center wing upper and lower rainbow fittings for cracks, an eddy current inspection of the center wing lower rainbow fittings for cracks, and replacement if necessary. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked inner tangs of the center wing lower rainbow fittings. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2019-18-09 applies to

MakesLockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Models382, 382B, 382E, 382F, 382G, C-130A, C-130B, EC-130Q, C-130

Includes Lockheed Model 382/382B/382E/382F/382G airplanes, plus C-130A/C-130B/EC-130Q airplanes type certificated in the restricted category under TCDS held by: LeSEA (TCDS A34SO Rev 1); T.B.M., Inc. (TCDS A39CE Rev 3); Western International Aviation, Inc. (TCDS A33NM); USDA Forest Service (TCDS A15NM Rev 4); Snow Aviation International, Inc. (TCDS TQ3CH Rev 1); Heavylift Helicopter, Inc. (TCDS A31NM Rev 1); Hawkins & Powers Aviation, Inc. (TCDS A30NM Rev 1); Coulson Aviation (USA), Inc. (TCDS T00019LA Rev 2); Lockheed-Georgia Company (282-44A-05, TCDS A5SO); and surplus Model C-130A airplanes generally.

Whether AD 2019-18-09 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 2019-18-09 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.