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 78-13-03Elevator Control Assembly · GROB-WERKE G102 ASTIR CSAD 78-13-02Weather Radar Receiver/Transmitter · Textron BH.125 Series 600A, HS.125 Series 600A and HS.125 Series 700AAD 78-13-01Main Landing Gear · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 78-13-04Fuel Measurement Gauge · True Flight Holdings AA-1, AA-1A and AA-1BAD 78-05-06Flexible Fuel Cells · Cessna 180, 182, 185 and 98 moreAD 78-13-06Main Landing Gear Wheel Assembly · Piper PA-31TAD 78-12-11Electrical Overload · Textron HS.125 Series 700AAD 78-12-10Rod End Bearings · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 78-12-02Exhaust System Bellows Assembly · British Aerospace, Aircraft Group B.206 Series 2AD 77-23-10Spar Web and Bolts · K & L Soaring SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A and SGS 2-33AKAD 78-12-08Oil Pump Body · Lycoming Engines O-320-H1AD, O-320-H1BD, O-320-H2AD and 3 moreAD 78-12-07Fuel Selector Valve · Piper PA-30 and PA-39AD 78-12-04No. 2 Bearing Pressure Oil Transfer Tube Assembly · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-38, PT6A-41 and PT6A-45AAD 78-11-06Elevator Control Cable · Textron 65-A90, B90, C90 and 1 moreAD 78-06-02Blade Actuating Pin Screws · McCauley Propeller Systems 3FF32C501AD 77-26-03Blade Pitch Controls · McCauley Propeller Systems D3A34C401 and D3A34C402AD 78-11-10Main Landing Gear Downlock Stop · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 78-11-09Main Landing Gear Swivel Assembly · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 78-11-08Elevator and Flap Control Rods · B-N Group BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-20 and 10 moreAD 78-11-05Autopilot Actuator · Cessna 210M, 310R, 340A and 9 moreAD 78-01-15Elevator Geared Crank Arms · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 moreAD 78-10-04Auxiliary Power Units · Airesearch Auxiliary Power UnitsAD 78-10-02Electrical Wiring · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 73-22-01Fuel In Wing Leading Edge · Cessna 340, 401, 401A and 11 moreAD 78-09-04Main Spar Bottom Boom Lugs · de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A and 7 moreAD 78-10-03Fuel Venting · FS 2001 AE-1, HE-1, J5A-80 and 66 moreAD 78-09-03Hub and Driving Center Assembly · Dowty Propellers (c) R193/4-30-4/AD 78-07-03Compressor Spool · General Electric CF6-6D and CF6-6D1AD 78-08-11Stall Warning System · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-10-01Lower Rudder Torque Tube · United Aircraft of Canada Ltd. PT6 series engines (Staggerwing Museum Foundation STC SA1016WE or 2 others)AD 78-08-05Inertial Navigation Systems · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-08-06Rear Passenger Door · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series and BAC 1-11 400 SeriesAD 78-09-09Third Or Fourth Stage Turbine Wheel · Rolls-Royce 501-D13, 501-D13A, 501-D13D and 2 moreAD 77-12-05Oil Filters · Champion Spark Plug Oil FiltersAD 78-09-05Wing Spar Caps and Web Doublers · Cessna 336, 337, 337A and 16 moreAD 78-08-04Outflow Valve Assemblies · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreAD 78-08-01Engine Blow-Off Valve Switches · Textron BH.125 Series 600A and HS.125 Series 600AAD 78-07-09Depressurization Vent · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreAD 78-09-02Emergency Float Kits · Bell Helicopter Textron 212AD 77-05-05Unapproved Appliances · ADS Supply Unapproved Appliances, Unapproved Appliances and Unapproved AppliancesAD 73-18-03HistoricalFront and Rear Wing Spars · Sabreliner NA-265-40, NA-265-60 and NA-265-70AD 74-16-01Stringer Inspection · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440AD 78-07-08Flame Tube Liners And Suspension Pins · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Dart 542-10 and Dart 542-4AD 78-07-07Lightning Strike Damage to Radome · Textron BH.125 Series 400A, BH.125 Series 600A, DH.125 Series 1A and 9 moreAD 78-08-07Cylinder Head Separation · Pratt & Whitney Division Military R-985 Series, Wasp Jr. A, Wasp Jr. B-4 and 10 moreAD 78-08-12Flap System Operation · Piper PA-31TAD 78-08-10Fuel Selector Lever · Piper PA-31 and PA-31-325AD 78-08-09HistoricalRudder Assembly · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B and 4 moreAD 78-08-08Tail Fin Spar · Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1AD 77-13-01Jumpseat · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159 and G-159