Is AD 2020-02-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2020-02-12 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2020-02-12 apply to?

AD 2020-02-12 applies to The Boeing Company — models 787. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2020-02-12

one-time

Official AD 2020-02-12 · FR doc 2020-02202 · 2020-02-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-15- 04, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 and 787-9 airplanes. AD 2017-15-04 required replacement of affected electromechanical actuators (EMAs). This AD retains the requirements of AD 2017-15-04; expands the applicability to include all The Boeing Company Model 787 series airplanes; and adds a new requirement to identify, for certain airplanes, the part number of EMAs and to replace affected EMAs. This AD was prompted by wire harness chafing on the EMAs for certain spoilers due to insufficient separation with adjacent structure. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2020-02-12 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models787

Applies to all Model 787 series airplanes.

Whether AD 2020-02-12 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 2020-02-12 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.