Airworthiness directives, 1981
189 ADs took effect in 1981. 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)) = 1981 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)) = 1981 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 81-10-06Slide/Raft Assemblies · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 81-12-03Spindle Retention Bolts · Bell Helicopter Textron 214B, 214B-1 and 214STAD 79-21-09 R1Electrical System · Revo Colonial C-1, Colonial C-2, Lake LA-4 and 3 moreAD 81-12-02Longerons · Lockheed Martin 382, 382B, 382E and 2 moreAD 79-21-01 R1Third Stage Turbine Wheel Blade · Rolls-Royce 250-B17, 250-B17B, 250-B17C and 3 moreAD 81-06-05 R1Fuel/Oil Line Damage · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-1AD 79-25-02 R1Main Landing Gear Pistons · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreAD 81-10-07Swashplate Support · Bell Helicopter Textron 212AD 81-11-01Emergency Exit Door · Nomad TC Pty N22B, N22S and N24AAD 81-10-02Support Column · FH1100 Manufacturing FH-1100AD 78-24-06 R1Horizontal Stabilizer · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L and 206L-1AD 81-09-09HistoricalCombustion Heaters · Stewart-Warner Combustion HeatersAD 81-09-07Main Rotor Blades · Sikorsky S-76AAD 80-21-52Main Rotor Speed Loss · Airbus Helicopters SA-360C DauphinAD 81-09-04Main Landing Gear Wheels · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 81-10-09Tail Rotor Gearbox Mount Assembly · Airbus Helicopters SA-365C, SA-365C1 and SA-365C2AD 81-10-04Aileron Modification · Piper PA-44-180AD 81-10-01Nose Cone Spars · Piper PA-44-180AD 80-16-52Brake Pedal Brace Assembly · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 4 moreAD 81-09-02Deflation Panel System · Sundance Balloons AX-6AD 81-09-01Landing Gear Retract System · Textron C90, E90 and H90AD 81-08-04Oxygen Masks · Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems Oxygen MasksAD 81-08-03Horizontal Stabilizer Structure · Nomad TC Pty N22B and N24AAD 80-22-52Engine And APU Fire Extinguishing System Cartridges · Boeing DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83) and 1 moreAD 80-22-51Fire Extinguisher Systems · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 3 moreAD 81-07-11 R1Balance Weight Support Structure · Cessna 335, 340 and 340AAD 72-16-02 R3Volpar Nose Landing Gear Fork · Volpar Mark IV tricycle landing gear (Southwestern Aero Exchange STC SA111WE or 2 others)AD 81-07-04MLG Wheel Assemblies · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreAD 81-05-52 R1Main Gear Box · Robinson Helicopter R22AD 81-07-10HistoricalOverrunning clutch assembly failure which will result in the loss of engine power · MD Helicopters 369AD 81-07-08Longitudinal Trim Tab · Vulcanair P 68 and P 68BAD 81-07-09Shaft · Dowty Propellers CR 289/3-110-F/1 and CR 289/3-110-F/11 with STC SA2731SW or SA3897WEAD 81-07-03Propeller Pitch Control System · Vulcanair P 68 and P 68BAD 81-07-02Cargo Compartment Panel · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 4 moreAD 81-05-04Blade Tip Placard · Dowty Propellers CR 289/3-110-F/1 and CR 289/3-110-F/11 with STC SA2731SW or SA3897WEAD 81-07-06AC Fuel Pumps · Continental Motors A-65-1, A-65-12, A-65-12F and 60 moreAD 81-06-01 R1Engine Aft Nacelles · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15 and 3 moreAD 81-04-06Cockpit Voice Recorder · Fairchild Industries Products Cockpit Voice RecorderAD 81-02-09Aft Airstair Emergency Extension System · Boeing 727-100 Series and 727-100C SeriesAD 81-02-07Cargo Door Attach Bolts · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15 and 6 moreAD 81-02-06Cargo Door Attach Bolts · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 19 moreAD 81-02-05Cargo Door Attach Bolts · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 moreAD 79-11-05 R1Wood Deterioration · Mooney Mite M-18C, M-18C 55, M-18L and 1 moreAD 81-07-05Nose Landing Gear Crossbeam · Bombardier CL-44D4 and CL-44JAD 81-06-07Landing Gear System · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159AD 81-06-06Fuel Feed Lines · Garrett AiResearch TFE-731-3-1H engines (AlliedSignal Aviation Services STC SA3870WE)AD 80-25-06 R1Engine Oil Pressure · Continental Motors GTSIO-520-L, GTSIO-520-M and GTSIO-520-NAD 81-06-04Transmission Deck & Bellcrank Support · Airbus Helicopters SA 318B-Alouette Astazou, SA 318C-Alouette Astazou, SA.315B Alouette III and 4 moreAD 81-06-03Aileron Servo Control Cable · Short Brothers SC-7 Skyvan Series 3AD 81-06-02Emergency Descent Devices · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 25 more