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 63-16-05Main Landing Gear Actuating Cylinders · American Navion Society D-16 and D-16AEffective Aug 23, 1963AD 63-15-06Elevator Trim Tab Levers · Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche P.166Effective Aug 23, 1963AD 63-15-02Bolt Attaching Flap Jack to Wing · 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 Aug 22, 1963AD 63-15-05Steel Control Guides · Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche P.166Effective Aug 20, 1963AD 63-15-04Nose Landing Gear Rod End Eye-Bolts · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440Effective Aug 15, 1963AD 63-17-06Input Shaft Helical Gears · Sikorsky S62AEffective Aug 2, 1963AD 63-14-02Terminal Attach Bolts · Boeing 720 Series and 720B SeriesEffective Aug 1, 1963AD 63-14-01Fuel Tank Adapter · Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body and 7 moreEffective Jul 29, 1963AD 63-17-04Airspeed Limits · Lockheed Martin 1329-23A and 1329-23DEffective Jul 25, 1963AD 63-13-03Blade Angle · Hartzell Propeller HC-93Z30-2 and HC-B3Z30-2Effective Jul 23, 1963AD 63-13-04Landing Gear Piston/Axle Assembly · Martin-Marietta 404Effective Jul 15, 1963AD 63-13-02Emergency Exits · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 moreEffective Jul 15, 1963AD 63-14-03Oil Pump Drive Shaft · Lycoming Engines IO-540-A1A5, IO-540-B1A5, IO-540-B1B5 and 21 moreEffective Jul 6, 1963AD 63-13-05Forward Rotor Transmission · Columbia Helicopters 107-IIEffective Jul 3, 1963AD 63-13-01Propeller Inspection · Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita Division 75 (Army PT-13), A75 (Army PT-13A, -13B, -13C), A75J1 (Army PT-18) and 9 moreEffective Jun 21, 1963AD 63-11-02Main Landing Gear · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440Effective Jun 14, 1963AD 63-12-02Elevator Rib Cracks · Piper PA-23Effective Jun 7, 1963AD 63-10-01Crankshaft Assembly · Steward-Davis C-82A and C-82A Jet PacketEffective Jun 6, 1963AD 63-10-05Empennage Attach Brackets · Mooney M20 and M20AEffective Jun 4, 1963AD 60-01-07Tail Brace Wires · FS 2002 PA-14, PA-12, PA-12S and 5 morePublished May 29, 1963AD 63-10-04Blade Threaded Shank · McCauley Propeller Systems 2AF36C39Effective May 20, 1963AD 63-08-05Flight Control System · Sud Caravelle SE 210 Model III and Caravelle SE 210 Model VIREffective May 20, 1963AD 63-08-03Deboost Control System · Lockheed Martin 188A and 188CEffective May 9, 1963AD 63-10-03Lower Wing Skin Fatigue · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440Effective May 7, 1963AD 63-07-04Air Casing · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Dart 506, Dart 510, Dart 511 and 43 moreEffective May 2, 1963AD 63-07-02Engine Exhaust Manifold · Aeronautica Macchi AL 60 and AL 60-BEffective May 2, 1963AD 63-09-01Fuel Flow Transmitters · Bendix Fuel Flow TransmitterPublished Apr 27, 1963AD 63-07-03Rudder Trim Tabs · Piper PA-23 and PA-23-160Effective Apr 15, 1963AD 63-08-01Fuel Gaging System · Twin Commander 520Effective Apr 9, 1963AD 63-06-01Cabin Door Hinge · Textron 23Effective Mar 21, 1963AD 63-06-03Electrical Fault Detection Panel · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440Effective Mar 20, 1963AD 63-06-02Rudder Bellcrank · Alexandria 14-19, 14-19-2, 14-13 and 3 moreEffective Mar 19, 1963AD 62-09-01Control Cable Pressure Seals · Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body and 7 moreEffective Mar 19, 1963AD 63-04-03Trim Controls · Sud Caravelle SE 210 Model III and Caravelle SE 210 Model VIREffective Mar 12, 1963AD 63-05-03Wing Main Spar Web Flange · Thrush S-2B, S-2C and S2AEffective Mar 8, 1963AD 63-03-01Engine Oil Filter · Boeing 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body, 707-300B Series and 6 moreEffective Mar 7, 1963AD 63-05-02Main Rotor Blades · Orlando Helicopter Airways HRS-1/CH-19, HRS-3/H-19B, S-55 and 2 moreEffective Mar 6, 1963AD 63-03-03Main Landing Gear Drag Strut · Lockheed 18Effective Mar 5, 1963AD 63-04-02Tail Rotor Blade · Hiller UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B and 1 moreEffective Feb 12, 1963AD 63-02-01Anticollision Light Upper Fairing · Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body and 7 moreEffective Feb 12, 1963AD 63-03-02Rudder Balance Weight · Bombardier CL-44D4Effective Feb 6, 1963AD 62-27-05Electrical Distribution System · Maryland Air Industries F-27, F-27A, F-27B and 4 moreEffective Jan 29, 1963AD 62-27-03Rudder Spring Tab · Airlift International C-46A, C-46D, C-46F and 12 moreEffective Jan 29, 1963AD 62-27-02Wood Tail Rotor Blades · Scotts-Bell 47 47, 47B, 47B3 and 21 moreEffective Jan 29, 1963AD 62-27-07Wing Front Spar Lower Cap and Web · Lockheed 1049C-55, 1049D-55, 1049E-55 and 2 moreEffective Jan 28, 1963AD 62-26-01Operating Restrictions · Boeing C54-DC and DC-4Effective Jan 8, 1963AD 62-26-03Main Landing Gear Crossheads · Lockheed 1049-54, 149-46, 49-46 and 4 moreEffective Jan 7, 1963AD 63-01-01Engine Mount Washers · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B and 7 moreEffective Jan 5, 1963AD 62-27-04Outboard Pylons Spar Cap Structure · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 morePublished Dec 20, 1962AD 62-26-06Exhaust System · Piper PA-28-150 and PA-28-160Effective Dec 14, 1962