Is AD 95-12826 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 95-12826 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 95-12826 apply to?

AD 95-12826 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models KC-10. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 95-12826

recurring

AD 95-12826 · 1995-06-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, -40, and KC-10 (Military) Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and KC-10 series airplanes, that requires repetitive eddy current inspections to detect fatigue cracking of the pylon aft bulkhead flange, upper pylon box web, fitting radius, and adjacent tangent areas; and repair, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by fatigue cracking found in the wing pylon aft bulkheads on two airplanes. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the wing pylon aft bulkhead due to fatigue cracking, which could lead to separation of the engine and pylon from the airplane.

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

Which aircraft AD 95-12826 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsKC-10

certain

Whether AD 95-12826 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 95-12826 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.