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.

Earlier years
AD 78-13-03Elevator Control Assembly · GROB-WERKE G102 ASTIR CSEffective Jul 5, 1978AD 78-13-02Weather Radar Receiver/Transmitter · Textron BH.125 Series 600A, HS.125 Series 600A and HS.125 Series 700AEffective Jul 5, 1978AD 78-13-01Main Landing Gear · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Jul 5, 1978AD 78-13-04Fuel Measurement Gauge · True Flight Holdings AA-1, AA-1A and AA-1BEffective Jun 30, 1978AD 78-05-06Flexible Fuel Cells · Cessna 180, 182, 185 and 98 moreEffective Jun 30, 1978AD 78-13-06Main Landing Gear Wheel Assembly · Piper PA-31TEffective Jun 29, 1978AD 78-12-11Electrical Overload · Textron HS.125 Series 700AEffective Jun 26, 1978AD 78-12-10Rod End Bearings · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Jun 26, 1978AD 78-12-02Exhaust System Bellows Assembly · British Aerospace, Aircraft Group B.206 Series 2Effective Jun 22, 1978AD 77-23-10Spar Web and Bolts · K & L Soaring SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A and SGS 2-33AKEffective Jun 21, 1978AD 78-12-08Oil Pump Body · Lycoming Engines O-320-H1AD, O-320-H1BD, O-320-H2AD and 3 moreEffective Jun 20, 1978AD 78-12-07Fuel Selector Valve · Piper PA-30 and PA-39Effective Jun 19, 1978AD 78-12-04No. 2 Bearing Pressure Oil Transfer Tube Assembly · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-38, PT6A-41 and PT6A-45AEffective Jun 19, 1978AD 78-11-06Elevator Control Cable · Textron 65-A90, B90, C90 and 1 moreEffective Jun 8, 1978AD 78-06-02Blade Actuating Pin Screws · McCauley Propeller Systems 3FF32C501Effective Jun 7, 1978AD 77-26-03Blade Pitch Controls · McCauley Propeller Systems D3A34C401 and D3A34C402Effective Jun 7, 1978AD 78-11-10Main Landing Gear Downlock Stop · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Jun 6, 1978AD 78-11-09Main Landing Gear Swivel Assembly · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Jun 6, 1978AD 78-11-08Elevator and Flap Control Rods · B-N Group BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-20 and 10 moreEffective Jun 6, 1978AD 78-11-05Autopilot Actuator · Cessna 210M, 310R, 340A and 9 moreEffective Jun 5, 1978AD 78-01-15Elevator Geared Crank Arms · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 moreEffective Jun 1, 1978AD 78-10-04Auxiliary Power Units · Airesearch Auxiliary Power UnitsEffective May 30, 1978AD 78-10-02Electrical Wiring · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective May 29, 1978AD 73-22-01Fuel In Wing Leading Edge · Cessna 340, 401, 401A and 11 moreEffective May 29, 1978AD 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 moreEffective May 24, 1978AD 78-10-03Fuel Venting · FS 2001 AE-1, HE-1, J5A-80 and 66 moreEffective May 23, 1978AD 78-09-03Hub and Driving Center Assembly · Dowty Propellers (c) R193/4-30-4/Effective May 22, 1978AD 78-07-03Compressor Spool · General Electric CF6-6D and CF6-6D1Effective May 22, 1978AD 78-08-11Stall Warning System · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreEffective May 18, 1978AD 78-10-01Lower Rudder Torque Tube · United Aircraft of Canada Ltd. PT6 series engines (Staggerwing Museum Foundation STC SA1016WE or 2 others)Effective May 17, 1978AD 78-08-05Inertial Navigation Systems · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreEffective May 16, 1978AD 78-08-06Rear Passenger Door · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series and BAC 1-11 400 SeriesEffective May 15, 1978AD 78-09-09Third Or Fourth Stage Turbine Wheel · Rolls-Royce 501-D13, 501-D13A, 501-D13D and 2 moreEffective May 12, 1978AD 77-12-05Oil Filters · Champion Spark Plug Oil FiltersEffective May 12, 1978AD 78-09-05Wing Spar Caps and Web Doublers · Cessna 336, 337, 337A and 16 moreEffective May 11, 1978AD 78-08-04Outflow Valve Assemblies · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective May 10, 1978AD 78-08-01Engine Blow-Off Valve Switches · Textron BH.125 Series 600A and HS.125 Series 600AEffective May 10, 1978AD 78-07-09Depressurization Vent · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective May 10, 1978AD 78-09-02Emergency Float Kits · Bell Helicopter Textron 212Effective May 9, 1978AD 77-05-05Unapproved Appliances · ADS Supply Unapproved Appliances, Unapproved Appliances and Unapproved AppliancesEffective May 9, 1978AD 73-18-03HistoricalFront and Rear Wing Spars · Sabreliner NA-265-40, NA-265-60 and NA-265-70Effective May 5, 1978 · Replaced by AD 2005-25-18AD 74-16-01Stringer Inspection · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440Effective May 4, 1978AD 78-07-08Flame Tube Liners And Suspension Pins · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Dart 542-10 and Dart 542-4Effective May 3, 1978AD 78-07-07Lightning Strike Damage to Radome · Textron BH.125 Series 400A, BH.125 Series 600A, DH.125 Series 1A and 9 moreEffective May 3, 1978AD 78-08-07Cylinder Head Separation · Pratt & Whitney Division Military R-985 Series, Wasp Jr. A, Wasp Jr. B-4 and 10 moreEffective May 2, 1978AD 78-08-12Flap System Operation · Piper PA-31TEffective Apr 26, 1978AD 78-08-10Fuel Selector Lever · Piper PA-31 and PA-31-325Effective Apr 25, 1978AD 78-08-09HistoricalRudder Assembly · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B and 4 moreEffective Apr 21, 1978 · Replaced by AD 2008-22-21AD 78-08-08Tail Fin Spar · Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1Effective Apr 21, 1978AD 77-13-01Jumpseat · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159 and G-159Effective Apr 21, 1978