Is AD 2008-13-29 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2008-13-29 requires a repetitive inspection every 24 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-13-29 apply to?

AD 2008-13-29 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88, DC-9. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-29

recurring

Official AD 2008-13-29 · FR doc E8-14472 · 2008-07-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD- 83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the overwing frames from stations 845 to 905 (MD-87 stations 731 to 791), left and right sides, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD results from reports of cracked overwing frames. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such cracking, which could sever the frame, increase the loading of adjacent frames, and result in damage to adjacent structure and loss of overall structural integrity of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 24 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2008-13-29 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88, DC-9

DC-9-81/-82/-83/-87 are also marketed as MD-81/MD-82/MD-83/MD-87 respectively; applies to all airplanes of these models, certificated in any category.

Whether AD 2008-13-29 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 2008-13-29 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.