Airworthiness directives, 1978
195 ADs took effect in 1978. Every AD since 1946 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 WHERE year(coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date)) = 1978 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, 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 WHERE year(coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date)) = 1978 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, 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 78-21-03Fuel Lines · Piper PA-34-200TAD 78-20-07Shoulder Radius Fitting · Bell Helicopter Textron 204B, 205A-1 and 212AD 78-19-03Safety Belts · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland BO-105A, BO-105C and BO-105SAD 78-20-11Aileron Control Malfunction · Taylorcraft 2000 BC12-D and F19AD 78-16-04Weight And Balance Data · Cessna 336AD 78-21-02External Load Link Assembly · Chadwick electronic weighing system C47 (Onboard Systems STC SH149WE or SH17NW)AD 78-20-08Trim Tab Push Rods · Textron 76AD 78-20-09Fuel Selector Valves · SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale GA-7AD 78-14-06Cabin Window Panes · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159AD 78-18-03Drive Shaft · Hiller UH-12D and UH-12E with STC SH177WE or SH178WEAD 78-20-12Aircraft Tires · Cessna 336, 337, T337B and 15 moreAD 78-20-02Horizontal Stabilizer · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-19-01High Pressure Turbine Discs · Rolls-Royce RB211-22B-02 and RB211-22B/MOD 72-8700AD 78-16-01Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206A and 206BAD 78-18-05Wing Tank Fuel Quantity Indicator · Aerostar PA-60-600 (Aerostar 600), PA-60-601 (Aerostar 601) and PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P)AD 78-16-05Sixth Stage Turbine Disks · Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-20, JT9D-20J, JT9D-3A and 17 moreAD 78-18-04Magnetos · Bendix MagnetosAD 78-18-02Elevator Control System · Day, Gene C. R4D-8, R4D-8, R4D-8Z and 15 moreAD 78-17-04Emergency Window Release Handle · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340, 440 and Military C-131EAD 78-17-08Fifteenth Stage Compressor Disks · Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-20, JT9D-3A, JT9D-7 and 5 moreAD 78-17-07Fuel Control Unit · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-38, PT6A-41 and PT6A-45AAD 78-17-06Fuel Manifold Adapter Assemblies · Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4AD 78-17-05Automatic Fuel Control Unit · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3, PT6T-3A and PT6T-6AD 77-20-07Loose Rocker Arm Retaining Studs and Hydraulic Tappets · Lycoming Engines O-320-H1AD, O-320-H1BD, O-320-H2AD and 3 moreAD 77-22-01Fuselage Structure · Textron 65, 65-80, 65-88 and 11 moreAD 78-17-01Emergency Locator Transmitter · Mooney M20C, M20F and M20JAD 78-16-07High Pressure Fuel shutoff Valves · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Spey 511-8AD 78-16-03Refrigeration Condenser Fan · Learjet 23, 24, 24A and 18 moreAD 78-11-07Horizontal Stabilizers · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 78-04-02Attach Bolt Replacement · Boeing 737-100 Series, 737-200 Series and 737-200C SeriesAD 78-16-06Structural Integrity of Trim Tab Rod · Textron B19, B24R, C23 and 1 moreAD 78-14-07Skid Landing Gear · Bell Helicopter Textron 205A-1 and 212AD 78-11-03First Stage Fan Blades · Pratt & Whitney Division JT3D-1, JT3D-1-MC6, JT3D-1-MC7 and 9 moreAD 78-14-09Fire Detectors · Pyrotector Fire DetectorsAD 78-15-02MLG Side Brace Bolts · Mooney M20F and M20JAD 78-15-01Wing Structure · Boeing DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63 and 1 moreAD 77-19-02Cabin Door Locking Mechanism · Learjet 23, 24, 24A and 14 moreAD 78-14-05Main Beam Fittings · Revo Lake LA-4-200AD 77-17-05Emergency Exit Latch Pin · Bell Helicopter Textron 204B, 205A-1, 212 and 2 moreAD 79-14-03Hydraulic System · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14 and L-1011-385-1-15AD 78-14-01Optional Storage/Refreshment · Cessna 340 and 340AAD 78-13-07Trailing Edge Flap · Boeing 737-100 Series, 737-200 Series, 737-200C Series and 6 moreAD 78-14-04Rudder Control Levers · GROB-WERKE G102 ASTIR CSAD 78-14-03Horizontal Stabilizer · Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-100AD 78-14-02Oxygen Pressure · Dassault Falcon 10AD 78-12-03Nose Landing Gear · Airbus BAC 1-11 400 SeriesAD 77-17-04Control Wheel Shaft · Mooney M20, M20A, M20B and 5 moreAD 75-06-07Forward Passenger Doors · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) and 1 moreAD 78-13-08Engine Fuel Supply · Maule Aerospace Technology M-5-210C and M-5-235CAD 78-13-05Improperly Installed Seats · Cessna 340, 340A, 402B and 7 more