Is AD 2021-02-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2021-02-13 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2021-02-13 apply to?

AD 2021-02-13 applies to The Boeing Company — models 737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2021-02-13

one-time

Official AD 2021-02-13 · FR doc 2021-03572 · 2021-02-23 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks in the bear strap from station (STA) 290 to STA 296, and between stringers S-8R and S-9R, sometimes common to fasteners in the gap cover and emanating from rough sanding marks found on the surface of the bear strap. This AD requires inspections of the fuselage skin and bear strap at the forward galley door between certain stations for cracks, and applicable on- condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2021-02-13 applies to

MakesThe Boeing Company

Models737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737

Applies to airplanes identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1383 RB, Revision 1, dated February 19, 2020. Installation of Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00830SE does not affect applicability.

Whether AD 2021-02-13 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 2021-02-13 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.

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.