Is AD 97-32430 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-32430 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-32430 apply to?

AD 97-32430 applies to Airbus — models A321. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-32430

one-time

AD 97-32430 · 1997-12-15 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320 and A321 series airplanes, that requires a revision to the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include procedures for the flightcrew to follow in the event of radio altimeter height malfunction. This amendment also requires replacement of certain radio altimeter antennas with improved antennas, at which time the AFM revision will no longer be required. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent output of erroneous radio altimeter height information to the flightcrew and autopilot, which could result in reduced ability of the flightcrew to cope with adverse operating conditions.

Which aircraft AD 97-32430 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA321

certain

Whether AD 97-32430 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 97-32430 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.