Is AD 96-26705 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 96-26705 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 96-26705 apply to?

AD 96-26705 applies to Fairchild — models SA226, SA227. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 96-26705

one-time

AD 96-26705 · 1996-10-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 series airplanes that do not have a certain elevator torque tube installed. This action requires drilling inspection access holes in the elevator torque tube arm, inspecting the elevator torque tube for corrosion, replacing any corroded elevator torque tube, and applying a corrosion preventive compound. Several reports of corrosion found in the elevator torque tube area on the affected airplanes prompted this action. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the flight control system caused by a corroded elevator torque tube, which could result in loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 96-26705 applies to

MakesFairchild

ModelsSA226, SA227

certain

Whether AD 96-26705 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 96-26705 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.