Airworthiness Directive 99-913
recurringAirworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-301, -321, -322, - 341, -342, and A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 Series Airplanes
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330-301, -321, -322, -341, -342, and A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, and -313 series airplanes. This action requires repetitive high-frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections to detect cracking of the inner flange of the rear fuselage frame FR73A, between beams 5 and 6; and corrective actions, if necessary. This amendment also provides for optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the inner flange of the rear fuselage frame FR73A, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage.
Which aircraft AD 99-913 applies to
Whether AD 99-913 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:
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.