Is AD 96-15953 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 96-15953 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 96-15953 apply to?

AD 96-15953 applies to Airbus — models B4. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 96-15953

one-time

AD 96-15953 · 1996-07-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300 B2, B4-100, and B4-200 series airplanes, that currently requires supplemental structural inspections to detect fatigue cracking, and repair of cracked structure. This amendment requires revising the supplemental structural inspection (SSID) program by changing some of the inspection techniques, changing some of the thresholds and intervals for inspections, expanding the area to be inspected for some of the inspections, and revising the Fleet Leader Program. This amendment is prompted by a review of recent service history and reports received from the current SSID program required by the existing AD. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent reduced structural integrity of these airplanes due to fatigue cracking.

Which aircraft AD 96-15953 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsB4

applicability derived from the AD summary — confirm the model/serial from the records

Whether AD 96-15953 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 96-15953 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.

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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.