Is AD 97-28615 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-28615 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-28615 apply to?

AD 97-28615 applies to Airbus — models A321. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-28615

one-time

AD 97-28615 · 1997-10-31 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A320 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Limitations Section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to instruct the flight crew to maintain a flap setting of ``Configuration Full'' (CONF FULL) during landing. That AD was prompted by a report of severe control difficulties which occurred on approach with the flaps locked in CONF FULL and the landing gear down. This amendment adds a requirement for installation of a new, improved flight warning computer (FWC), which, when accomplished, constitutes terminating action for the AFM limitation. This action also revises the applicability of the existing AD to include additional airplanes that are subject to the addressed unsafe condition. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent reduced controllability of the airplane during approach when the flaps are locked in CONF FULL.

Which aircraft AD 97-28615 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA321

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

Whether AD 97-28615 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 97-28615 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.