Is AD E6-12726 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD E6-12726 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD E6-12726 apply to?

AD E6-12726 applies to Aerospatiale — models ATR72. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive E6-12726

one-time

AD E6-12726 · 2006-08-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 airplanes. This AD requires an inspection of the locking bolt of the upper attachment pin of the shock absorber on both main landing gears (MLGs) for the correct installation of the locking bolt and for any missing locking bolt, washer, nut, cotter pin, or compound, and applicable corrective action if necessary. This AD results from a report of migration and subsequent rupture of the attachment pin of the shock absorber of a MLG. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of a MLG, which could result in significant structural damage to the airplane and possible injury to the occupants.

Which aircraft AD E6-12726 applies to

MakesAerospatiale

ModelsATR72

certain

Whether AD E6-12726 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 E6-12726 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.