Airworthiness directives
20,328 ADs since 1946, newest first. Each has a page with its text, status and the registered aircraft it may apply to.
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.makes, d.models, d.effective_date FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC NULLS LAST, d.ad_number DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.makes, d.models, d.effective_date FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC NULLS LAST, d.ad_number DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
Earlier years
AD 2026-18-01Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, Air Conditioning and Pressurization · ATR – GIE Avions de Transport Régional ATR42-500AD 2026-17-09Wings · Airbus A350-1041AD 2026-16-10Tail rotor drive shaft · Airbus Helicopters EC130T2AD 2026-16-09Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream 200 and GalaxyAD 2026-16-08Turbine Engine Compressor Section · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 1000-A2, Trent 1000-AE2, Trent 1000-C2 and 8 moreAD 2026-16-07Stabilizers · ATR – GIE Avions de Transport Régional ATR42-500 and ATR72-212AAD 2026-16-06Wings · Boeing 767-300 Series and 767-300F Series with STC ST01920SEAD 2026-16-05Hydraulic power system · Airbus Helicopters AS350B2AD 2026-16-04Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · Airbus Helicopters EC 155 B and EC 155 B1AD 2026-16-03Tail Rotor Drive System · Airbus Helicopters AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1 and 2 moreAD 2026-17-51Emergency ADTail rotor system · Bell Textron Canada 222AD 2026-17-10Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section · Lycoming Engines O-235, O-235-A, O-235-AP and 159 moreAD 2026-16-02Tail rotor system · Bell Textron Canada 505AD 2026-16-01Main rotor drive · Airbus Helicopters AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1 and 5 moreAD 2026-15-17Main Rotor Gearbox · Glacier Helicopter CH-3E, S-61A, S-61D and 12 moreAD 2026-15-11Fuselage · Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-8200AD 2026-15-18Emergency Locator Beacon · Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1AD 2026-15-16Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700), CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 701), CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 702) and 3 moreAD 2026-15-15Engine exhaust system · Leonardo AW189AD 2026-15-14Engine fuel and control · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11AD 2026-15-10Wings · Airbus A330-841 and A330-941AD 2026-15-09Landing Gear · Bombardier BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11AD 2026-15-08Aircraft Fuel System · Stemme Stemme S 12AD 2026-15-07Engine Temp. Indicating System · Pilatus PC-12/47EAD 2026-15-06Vertical stabilizer structure · Bell Textron Canada 505AD 2026-15-03Turbine Section · Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2EAD 2026-15-01Oxygen · Conversion of passenger to Freighter configuration (ELBE Flugzeugwerke STC ST04038NY)AD 2026-15-13Pneumatic · Airbus A319-151N, A319-153N, A319-171N and 19 moreAD 2026-15-02Fuel · Boeing 777-200 Series, 777-200LR Series, 777-300 Series and 2 moreAD 2026-16-13Turbine Section · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A, PW210A1 and PW210SAD 2026-16-12Horizontal stabilizer structure; Horizontal stabilizer miscellaneous structure; Vertical stabilizer structure · Air Tractor AT-802 and AT-802AAD 2026-16-11Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 moreAD 2026-14-07Main rotor control · Bell Textron Canada 407AD 2026-14-03Engine Fuel Distribution · General Electric Company GE Aerospace GEnx-1B64, GEnx-1B64/P1, GEnx-1B64/P2 and 17 moreAD 2026-14-10Vertical Stabilizer Structure, Horizontal Stabilizer Structure · Textron 408AD 2026-14-09Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · Bombardier CL-600-1A11 (600), CL-600-2B16 (601-3A Variant), CL-600-2B16 (601-3R Variant) and 2 moreAD 2026-14-05Communications · Airbus A319-151N, A319-153N, A319-171N and 19 moreAD 2026-14-04Fuselage · Airbus A319-111, A319-112, A319-113 and 56 moreAD 2026-14-02Indication/Recording System · Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, AS350B3, EC120B and 1 moreAD 2026-14-01Wings · Bombardier BD-700-2A12AD 2026-13-12Main rotor head · Bell Textron Canada 430AD 2026-15-05Wing Structure · Textron B300 and B300CAD 2026-13-08Cabin equipment/furnishings · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-13-04Door windows · Airbus Helicopters H160-B with STC SR00223IBAD 2026-13-07Equipment/furnishings · Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10AD 2026-13-03Fuselage · Boeing 747-8F SeriesAD 2026-13-01Doors · Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L and 1 moreAD 2026-12-12Door windows · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-12-11Fuselage · Airbus A321-251NX, A321-252NX, A321-253NX and 2 moreAD 2026-12-10Equipment/Furnishings · Airbus Helicopters AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1 and 3 more