Is AD E7-8170 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD E7-8170 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD E7-8170 apply to?

AD E7-8170 applies to Airbus — models A340-200. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive E7-8170

one-time

AD E7-8170 · 2007-05-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Airplanes and Model A340-200 and -300 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an airworthiness authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as un-damped extension of the main landing gear (MLG), potentially leading to loss of side stay integrity and then MLG collapse. We are issuing this AD to require actions to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD E7-8170 applies to

MakesAirbus

ModelsA340-200

applicability derived from the AD summary — confirm the model/serial from the records

Whether AD E7-8170 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 E7-8170 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.