Is AD 97-18202 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-18202 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-18202 apply to?

AD 97-18202 applies to Aerospatiale — models ATR72. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-18202

one-time

AD 97-18202 · 1997-07-15 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 series airplanes, that requires replacement of the attachment clips on the wing-to- fuselage fairings and on the upper cowlings of the engine nacelle with new improved attachment clips, and adding cup washers on the wing-to- fuselage fairing panels on certain airplanes. This amendment also requires a one-time inspection of certain fairings and the upper cowlings of the engine nacelle to detect discrepancies of the attachment hardware and the fairing panel; and replacement of the panel with a serviceable panel, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by a report of deformed attachment clips found on the wing-to-fuselage fairings and on the upper cowlings of the engine nacelle, and by a report of severe inflight vibration due to a loose wing/body fairing panel. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent deformation of the attachment clips due to insufficient strength of the attachment clip material. Such deformation of the attachment clips could result in the fairings and cowlings detaching from the airplane during flight and subsequently causing damage to the empennage or posing a hazard to persons or property on the ground.

Which aircraft AD 97-18202 applies to

MakesAerospatiale

ModelsATR72

certain

Whether AD 97-18202 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 97-18202 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.