Is AD 96-258 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 96-258 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 96-258 apply to?

AD 96-258 applies to Airbus — models A340. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 96-258

one-time

AD 96-258 · 1996-01-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to verify that the attachment screws at a pressure switch located on the trim tank fuel transfer line are properly torqued, and that lockwires are installed. This amendment is prompted by reports of loose screws and missing lockwires at this attachment. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent loose or missing screws, which could allow fuel to leak from the pressure switch connection; if a leak were to occur during flight with a full trim tank, there would be no warning indication to the flight crew, and the airplane may not have enough fuel to complete the flight safely.

Which aircraft AD 96-258 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA340

certain

Whether AD 96-258 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 96-258 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.