Airworthiness directives

20,345 ADs since 1946, newest first. Each has a page with its text, status and the registered aircraft it may apply to.

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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 79-07-03Thrust Lever Operation · Boeing 737-100 Series, 737-200 Series, 737-200C Series and 6 moreEffective May 4, 1979AD 79-08-07Anti-Icing Propeller Wiring · Cessna 441Effective Apr 30, 1979AD 79-08-06Carburetors · Lycoming Engines O-540-L3C5D and CarburetorsEffective Apr 25, 1979AD 79-06-02Fuel Tank Boost Pump Wiring · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective Apr 19, 1979AD 79-05-08Emergency Flotation (Ditching) Equipment · Bell Helicopter Textron 212Effective Apr 16, 1979AD 79-08-02Stabilizer Bracket Fitting · Piper PA-38-112Effective Apr 12, 1979AD 78-05-02Propeller Pitch Control Cam Follower Pin · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-1U, TPE331-1UA and 11 moreEffective Apr 5, 1979AD 79-07-02Batteries · Aircraft Parts & Development A, A-2, A-3 and 149 moreEffective Apr 3, 1979AD 79-06-03Electrical Shunts · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159 and G-159Effective Apr 2, 1979AD 79-06-05Overspeed Control System · Rolls-Royce 250-C28B and 250-C30Effective Mar 26, 1979AD 79-06-04Elevator Control Lock · Mooney M20F and M20JEffective Mar 26, 1979AD 79-05-01Automatic Landing System · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreEffective Mar 23, 1979AD 79-05-11Engine Power Control Loss · Piper PA-44-180Effective Mar 15, 1979AD 79-05-10Wheel Well · Airlift International C-46A, C-46D, C-46F and 12 moreEffective Mar 15, 1979AD 79-05-04Auxiliary Fuel Tanks · Boeing 747-200B Series, 747-200C Series and 747-200F SeriesEffective Mar 15, 1979AD 79-05-09Oil Pump Assembly Or Oil Pressure Relief Valve Screw And/Or Plunger · Teledyne Continental Motors 6-285-CA, GTSIO-520-C, GTSIO-520-D and 60 moreEffective Mar 12, 1979AD 79-05-07Fuel Leakage in Tank Ribs · SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale GA-7Effective Mar 9, 1979AD 79-05-06Chafing and Leakage of Main Fuel Line · SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale GA-7Effective Mar 9, 1979AD 79-04-02Tailboom Attachment Provisions · Agusta A109AEffective Mar 5, 1979AD 78-23-11Aileron Balance Cables · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B and 5 moreEffective Feb 28, 1979AD 79-03-05Main Landing Gear Extension Tube Assemblies · B-N Group BN2A MK. III, BN2A MK. III-2 and BN2A MK. III-3Effective Feb 27, 1979AD 79-06-01Engine Mounts with Cracked Straps · Revo Lake LA-4-200Effective Feb 23, 1979AD 79-04-04Charging Circuit Fire Hazard · Taylorcraft 2000 F19Effective Feb 23, 1979AD 79-03-07Main Rotor Tachometer Generator · Hiller UH-12D and UH-12E with STC SH177WE or SH178WEEffective Feb 21, 1979AD 78-12-09Crankshaft Gear Assembly · Lycoming Engines O-320-H1AD, O-320-H1BD, O-320-H2AD and 3 moreEffective Feb 20, 1979AD 77-07-07Oil Level Gage · Lycoming Engines O-320-H2ADEffective Feb 20, 1979AD 79-02-07Wing to Fuselage Attachment · 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 Feb 19, 1979AD 79-02-04Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Agusta A109, A109A, A109 and 3 moreEffective Feb 19, 1979AD 79-03-06Rudder Assembly · SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale GA-7Effective Feb 15, 1979AD 79-03-03Engine Oil Pressure · Cessna T207A, T210M and TU206GEffective Feb 12, 1979AD 76-16-03Wing to Fuselage Attachment · de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H.114 Heron Series 2A, D.H.114 Heron Series 2DA and D.H.114 Heron Series 2XEffective Feb 8, 1979AD 78-11-01Powerplant Fires · Textron 65, 65-80, 65-88 and 11 moreEffective Feb 6, 1979AD 79-03-04Ballscrew Assembly in MLG · Lockheed Martin 382, 382B, 382E and 2 moreEffective Feb 5, 1979AD 73-09-02Fuselage Frames · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 3 moreEffective Jan 31, 1979AD 79-02-05Fuel Flow · Piper PA-28-161, PA-28R-201 and PA-28R-201TEffective Jan 29, 1979AD 79-02-03Engine Restart · Grumman American G-21A (Army OA-9, Navy JRF-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and -6B) with STC SA1-52Effective Jan 29, 1979AD 73-20-02Front Spar Lower Cap Center Section · Transcontinental and Western Air Army B-17F and Army B-17GEffective Jan 26, 1979AD 79-02-06Exhaust System · Cessna 152 and A152Effective Jan 25, 1979AD 79-02-02Fuel Supply Lines · Piper PA-44-180Effective Jan 24, 1979AD 78-06-01Cylinder Intake Tube · Continental Motors TSIO-520-J and TSIO-520-NEffective Jan 24, 1979AD 77-17-11Rear Spar Lower Chord · Transcontinental and Western Air Army B-17F and Army B-17GEffective Jan 23, 1979AD 79-02-01Turbochargers · Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, The 280C and F-28CEffective Jan 17, 1979AD 78-25-03Hose Assemblies · Piper PA-23-250, PA-28R-180, PA-28R-200 and 11 moreEffective Jan 15, 1979AD 79-01-01Screws in Control System · Textron 100, 200, 35-B33 and 34 moreEffective Jan 8, 1979AD 78-26-12Fuel Quantity System · Cessna 210G, 210H, 210J and 8 moreEffective Jan 4, 1979AD 78-26-11Elevator Control System · Piper PA-31-350Effective Jan 4, 1979AD 78-26-07Thrust Reverser Assembly · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreEffective Jan 3, 1979AD 79-01-03HistoricalWing Spar Carry Thru Assembly · Piper PA-36-285Effective Jan 2, 1979 · Replaced by AD 2021-11-16AD 78-26-04Tail Rotor Hub Assembly · Schweizer 269A, 269A-1, 269B and 6 moreEffective Dec 27, 1978AD 78-26-06Vertical Fin Attachment Plate · Piper PA-38-112Effective Dec 26, 1978