Airworthiness directives

20,340 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"

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Earlier years
AD 85-10-01Rear Turbine Bearing Inspection · British Aerospace Regional Jetstream Series 3101Effective Jun 18, 1985AD 82-12-02 R1Flap Structure · BH.125 Series 400A, BH.125 Series 600A, DH.125 Series 1A and 9 moreEffective Jun 17, 1985AD 67-25-02 R3Flap Drive Screw Jacks · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series and BAC 1-11 400 SeriesEffective Jun 17, 1985AD 85-09-05Horizontal Stabilizer Actuator · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 4 moreEffective Jun 6, 1985AD 83-24-10 R1Lower Fuselage Skin · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series and BAC 1-11 400 SeriesEffective Jun 4, 1985AD 85-11-06Control Loss · Piper PA-38-112Effective May 30, 1985AD 85-08-06Aileron Control · Vulcanair P 68, P 68 Observer, P 68B and 2 moreEffective May 28, 1985AD 85-09-04Main Rotor Blades · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L, 206L-1 and 206L-3Effective May 20, 1985AD 85-09-03AFM Revision - Fire Hazard · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective May 20, 1985AD 85-09-02Pivot Pins · Boeing 767-200 SeriesEffective May 20, 1985AD 85-06-05Battery Chargers · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 19 moreEffective May 20, 1985AD 80-19-11 R1Automatic Flight Control and Stall Warning Systems · Learjet 23, 24, 24A and 20 moreEffective May 20, 1985AD 85-08-04HistoricalWing Spars · Vulcanair P 68, P 68 Observer, P 68B and 4 moreEffective May 17, 1985 · Replaced by AD 2009-24-03AD 85-08-05Strut Housing Inspection · Piper PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325 and 6 moreEffective May 15, 1985AD 85-09-01Harness/Container Assemblies · Airotech Harness/Container AssembliesEffective May 13, 1985AD 85-08-08Hub · McCauley Propeller Systems D3A32C90Effective May 13, 1985AD 85-07-10Flush Power Motor In Lavatories · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 19 moreEffective May 13, 1985AD 85-07-09HistoricalBonding Delamanation · Airbus A300-B2 Series (all) and A300-B4 Series (all)Effective May 13, 1985 · Replaced by AD 2000-16-07AD 85-07-08Audio Communication System · BH.125 Series 400A, BH.125 Series 600A, DH.125 Series 1A and 9 moreEffective May 13, 1985AD 85-07-02Cargo Blowout Panels · Boeing 757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series, 757-200PF Series and 1 moreEffective May 13, 1985AD 85-01-05Engine Fire Protection System Inspection · Textron BAe.125 Series 800AEffective May 13, 1985AD 79-08-04 R2Main Landing Gear Truck Pivot Pins · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective May 13, 1985AD 85-06-51Magnetic Plugs · Rolls-Royce 250-C30 and 250-C30SEffective May 10, 1985AD 85-06-06Emergency Lighting System · British Aerospace Regional Jetstream Series 3101Effective May 8, 1985AD 85-06-04Fuel Tank · FS 2001 AE-1, HE-1, J5A-80 and 60 moreEffective May 4, 1985AD 85-08-03Tail Rotor Blade Assemblies · Scotts-Bell 47 47, 47B, 47B3 and 21 moreEffective Apr 29, 1985AD 85-08-01Vertical Fin Spar And Skins · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland BO-105A, BO-105C and BO-105SEffective Apr 26, 1985AD 85-05-02Fuel Selector Guard Modification · Textron 19A, 23, A23 and 11 moreEffective Apr 25, 1985AD 85-07-07Control Rod · Airbus Helicopters SA 3180-Alouette Astazou, SA 318B-Alouette Astazou, SA 318C-Alouette Astazou and 3 moreEffective Apr 19, 1985AD 84-15-02Wing Inflight Structure · P. V. Shields A-26B (Army) and A-26C (Army)Effective Apr 16, 1985AD 85-08-02Cylinder Assemblies · Continental Motors IO-470-C, O-470-G, O-470-K and 4 moreEffective Apr 15, 1985AD 85-03-08 R1Fuselage Skin Inspection · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 19 moreEffective Apr 15, 1985AD 85-03-51Aircraft Battery Inspection · Cessna 552 and 650Effective Apr 11, 1985AD 85-07-01Main Rotor Pitch Horn · Bell Helicopter Textron 412Effective Apr 10, 1985AD 85-07-06Main Rotor Tie-Bar Pin · Westland Helicopters Westland 30 Series 100 and Westland 30 Series 100-60Effective Apr 9, 1985AD 85-06-01Flame Tube Liners And Suspension Pins · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Dart 525, Dart 525F, Dart 526 and 29 moreEffective Apr 3, 1985AD 85-05-04Hydraulic System · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective Apr 1, 1985AD 85-05-03Passenger/Service Door Girt Bars · BAE Systems BAe 146-100A, BAe 146-200A and BAe 146-300AEffective Apr 1, 1985AD 85-04-02Fuel Boost Pump · Boeing 767-200 SeriesEffective Mar 28, 1985AD 77-14-17 R1Fuel and Oil Hose · Dornier-Werke Do 27 Q-6, Do 28 A-1, Do 28 B-1 and 2 moreEffective Mar 22, 1985AD 85-06-02Main Landing Gear Wheel Assemblies · BFGoodrich Wheel Assembly, 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series and 8 moreEffective Mar 19, 1985AD 85-05-01Inspection of F.S. 332.0 Bulkhead · Piper PA-31PEffective Mar 15, 1985AD 85-03-01Throttle and Mixture Controls · Cessna 206, 207, 210-5 (205) and 31 moreEffective Mar 15, 1985AD 85-03-07Feeder Fuel Lines · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 4 moreEffective Mar 11, 1985AD 85-03-05Baggage Door · BAE Systems HS 748 Series 2A and HS 748 Series 2BEffective Mar 11, 1985AD 84-19-51 R1Center Firewall Supports · Sikorsky S-76AEffective Mar 7, 1985AD 85-02-07Fuel Selector · Cessna 206, 207, 207A and 45 moreEffective Mar 6, 1985AD 85-02-01BFG Slide/Afts O-Rings · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective Mar 4, 1985AD 84-25-05Turbocharger Oil Scavenge Reservoir · Continental Motors TSIO-520-BEEffective Mar 4, 1985AD 85-02-03Autopilot Accessory Units Mod. · Boeing 737-200 SeriesEffective Mar 1, 1985