Airworthiness Directive 2022-18322
recurringAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Defense and Space S.A. (Formerly Known as Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.) Airplanes
What this AD requires
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-16- 07, which applied to certain Airbus Defense and Space S.A. Model C-212- CB, C-212-CC, C-212-CD, C-212-CE, C-212-CF, C-212-DE, and C-212-DF airplanes. AD 2021-16-07 required repetitive inspections of the left- hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) side center wing fairings at a certain frame, around the wing leading edge for discrepancies (cracks), and repair if necessary. This AD was prompted by a modification developed to reinforce the structure in the affected area, providing an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections required by AD 2021- 16-07. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2021-16-07 and allows new optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2022-18322 applies to
Formerly known as Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.; as identified in EASA AD 2020-0182R1, dated October 29, 2021
Whether AD 2022-18322 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:
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.