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.

Earlier years
AD 81-01-52Jettisonable Pilot Door · Airbus Helicopters SA330F, SA330G and SA330JEffective Mar 16, 1981AD 81-03-04Main Gearshaft · Airbus Helicopters SA.315B Alouette III, SA.316B Alouette III, SA.316C Alouette III and 1 moreEffective Mar 12, 1981AD 81-05-03Fuel tank shut-off valve modification · JR Aerosports Firefly 5, Firefly 6, Firefly 6B and 3 moreEffective Mar 11, 1981AD 81-04-11Nose Landing Gear Assembly · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Mar 3, 1981AD 81-04-09Nose Wheel Steering Actuator · Short Brothers SD3-30Effective Mar 3, 1981AD 81-05-02Compressor Starting Circuit · Dassault Falcon 10Effective Mar 2, 1981AD 81-05-01Fuel Tank Capacity · Cessna 152, 172N, 172P and 3 moreEffective Mar 2, 1981AD 81-01-51Tail Boom · Airbus Helicopters SA-360C Dauphin, SA-365C, SA-365C1 and 1 moreEffective Feb 28, 1981AD 80-10-04 R1Tail Rotor Blades · Continental Copters OH-13H, OH-13E, OH-13E and 26 moreEffective Feb 28, 1981AD 81-01-01Propeller Deice Relay · Piper PA-31T and PA-31T1Effective Feb 27, 1981AD 81-04-10Cyclic Stick Boots · Kawasaki Heavy Industries KV107-II and KV107-IIAEffective Feb 26, 1981AD 81-04-02Incorporation Of AFM Revisions · Gulfstream Aerospace G-159Effective Feb 12, 1981AD 80-25-05Voltage Regulator Modification · Piper PA-31T and PA-31T1Effective Feb 12, 1981AD 81-03-05Mixture Control Shaft Assembly · Lycoming Engines IGO-540-A1A, IGO-540-B1A, IGO-540-B1C and 9 moreEffective Feb 11, 1981AD 81-04-01Rudder Cable Assembly · Hiller UH-12D, UH-12L and UH-12EEffective Feb 9, 1981AD 78-05-08 R3Cool Gas Generators · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective Feb 9, 1981AD 81-04-03Tail Rotor Drive Assembly · Continental Copters OH-13H, OH-13E, OH-13E and 26 moreEffective Feb 2, 1981AD 81-02-02Stage One Turbine Wheels · General Electric CT58-100-2, CT58-110-1, CT58-110-2 and 2 moreEffective Feb 2, 1981AD 80-08-06 R1Turbine Disks · General Electric CF700-2D, CF700-2D-2, CJ610-8A and 1 moreEffective Feb 2, 1981AD 81-03-01Drive Shafts · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland BO-105A, BO-105C and BO-105SEffective Jan 29, 1981AD 81-03-03Brake Assemblies · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 7 moreEffective Jan 28, 1981AD 81-03-021st Stage Turbine Wheel · Rolls-Royce 501-D13, 501-D13A, 501-D13D and 2 moreEffective Jan 28, 1981AD 81-02-08Oxygen Generators · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective Jan 27, 1981AD 81-02-10Clutch Assembly · Bell Helicopter Textron 214B and 214B-1Effective Jan 26, 1981AD 79-04-01 R3Main Landing Gear-Up Landings · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreEffective Jan 25, 1981AD 80-26-01Fuselage Structure Inspection · Sabreliner NA-265-40 and NA-265-60Effective Jan 19, 1981AD 81-01-07Rudder Servo Plates · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective Jan 18, 1981AD 81-01-08Placard-Operating Speeds · Israel Aircraft Industries 1121, 1121A, 1121B and 2 moreEffective Jan 16, 1981AD 80-26-02AFCS/AFC-SS Pitch Function · Learjet 23, 24, 24A and 16 moreEffective Jan 15, 1981AD 80-25-02 R2Pushrods · Lycoming Engines O-235, O-235-A, O-235-AP and 30 moreEffective Jan 13, 1981AD 77-23-06 R2Flap Link Support Fittings · Boeing DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21 and 24 moreEffective Jan 13, 1981AD 81-01-06Autopilot · Bendix Avionics Primary ServoEffective Jan 12, 1981AD 81-02-04Main Blade Pitch Control · Agusta A109, A109A and A109A IIEffective Jan 5, 1981AD 81-01-03Outboard Aileron Support Fittings · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective Jan 5, 1981AD 81-01-02 R1Fuel Valves · Nomad TC Pty N22B and N24AEffective Jan 5, 1981AD 80-08-01 R1Placard On Aft Stairway · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreEffective Jan 5, 1981AD 80-25-04Fuel Shut-Off Valves · Lockheed Martin L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15 and 1 moreEffective Jan 2, 1981AD 80-25-03Shear Pin Restraints · Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series and 9 moreEffective Jan 2, 1981AD 80-13-51Revision of AFM; Replacement of Certain Engines · Airbus A300 B4-103Effective Jan 2, 1981