Is AD 96-13798 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 96-13798 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 96-13798 apply to?

AD 96-13798 applies to Airbus — models B4. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 96-13798

one-time

AD 96-13798 · 1996-06-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes, Excluding Model A300-600 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes, that requires measurements of the thickness of the inner skin of the longitudinal lap joint from the inside of the fuselage at certain stringers. This amendment also requires inspections to detect stress corrosion cracking in the subject area, and repair, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by reports of stress corrosion cracking found in the skin at the longitudinal lap joint at certain stringers of the fuselage, which was caused by the increased stress level in the subject area when it was reworked beyond certain limits. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent such stress corrosion cracking which, if not detected and corrected in a timely manner, could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 96-13798 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsB4

certain

Whether AD 96-13798 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 96-13798 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.