Is AD 98-26971 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 98-26971 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 98-26971 apply to?

AD 98-26971 applies to British Aerospace — models 3201. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-26971

recurring

AD 98-26971 · 1998-10-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model H.P. 137 Jetstream Mk. 1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-12- 23, which currently requires replacing the windshield wiper arm attachment bolts and windshield wiper arm on all British Aerospace (BAe) Model H.P. 137 Jetstream Mk. 1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes. AD 98-12-13 also requires measuring the material thickness of the upper and lower toggle attachment brackets on the nose landing gear of the affected airplanes, and replacing the toggle attachment bracket lugs. This AD is the result of additional mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) pertaining to this subject received from the airworthiness authority for the United Kingdom. This AD would retain the actions of AD 98-12- 23; would make certain actions repetitive; and would change the reference to certain service information currently utilized. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent the windshield wiper arm from corroding, detaching from the airplane during flight, and penetrating the fuselage, which could result in possible injury to the pilot and passengers; and to prevent collapse of the nose landing gear caused by the current design, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 98-26971 applies to

MakesBritish Aerospace

Models3201

certain

Whether AD 98-26971 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 98-26971 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.