Is AD 98-3263 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 98-3263 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 98-3263 apply to?

AD 98-3263 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models C-9. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-3263

recurring

AD 98-3263 · 1998-02-10 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and DC-9- 80 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (military) series airplanes, that currently requires eddy current or dye penetrant inspection for cracks in the upper fuselage skin in the area of the aft pressure bulkhead tee. This amendment requires new improved repetitive inspections and follow-on actions, and expands the applicability of the existing AD to include additional airplanes. This amendment is prompted by additional reports of fatigue cracking and improperly seated attachments in the upper fuselage skin in the area of the aft pressure bulkhead tee. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect and correct such fatigue cracking, which could result in rapid decompression of the fuselage and consequent reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

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 98-3263 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsC-9

certain

Whether AD 98-3263 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 98-3263 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.