Airworthiness directives
20,328 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"
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 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC NULLS LAST, 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 2026-07-11Fuselage · Airbus A350-1041AD 2026-05-10Flight Control System · Baykar Piaggio Aerospace P-180AD 2026-06-02Rotorcraft flight control · Bell Textron Canada 429AD 2026-04-12Placards and Markings · Extra Aerobatic Extra NGAD 2026-07-05Engine Exhaust System · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P2010AD 2026-07-03Powerplant Attach Fittings · DG DG-1000MAD 2026-05-15Lights · Boeing 777-200LR Series and 777-300ER SeriesAD 2026-05-13Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-07-07Air conditioning system · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11AD 2026-05-11Helicopter vibration analysis · Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L and 1 moreAD 2026-05-06Tail rotor system · Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L and 2 moreAD 2026-05-04Main Rotor Head · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK 117 A-1, MBB-BK 117 A-3, MBB-BK 117 A-4 and 3 moreAD 2026-05-51Emergency ADEquipment/furnishings · Bell Textron Canada 505AD 2026-05-07Wings · Boeing 767-200 Series, 767-300 Series, 767-300F Series and 1 moreAD 2026-05-03Fuselage · Boeing 767-200 Series and 767-300 SeriesAD 2026-05-01Navigation · Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10AD 2026-01-51 R1Main Rotor System · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-04-13Engine Bleed Air System · Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent7000-72 and Trent7000-72CAD 2026-04-10Communications · Boeing 767-200 Series, 767-300 Series, 767-300F Series and 1 moreAD 2026-03-04Elevator Structure · Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Standard-CirrusAD 2026-04-11Engine (Reciprocating) · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 605 moreAD 2026-04-04Fuel · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11AD 2026-03-10Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · Airbus A318-111, A318-112, A318-121 and 45 moreAD 2026-04-08Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate · Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L and 2 moreAD 2026-04-07Rotorcraft Flight Control · Airbus Helicopters EC120BAD 2026-04-03Electrical Power System Wiring · Leonardo AB139 and AW139AD 2026-06-01Placards and Markings · Leonardo AB139 and AW139 with STC SR00049IBAD 2026-03-05Autopilot Main Servo · Embraer EMB-505AD 2026-03-07Time Limits/Maintenance Checks · Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-203 and 15 moreAD 2026-05-12Wings · Airbus A350-941AD 2026-05-14Turbine/turboprop engine · Airbus A319-171N, A319-173N, A320-271N and 7 moreAD 2026-05-09Powerplant/Engine Drains · Airbus Helicopters AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1 and 3 moreAD 2026-05-08Main Rotor System · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-05-05Flight controls · MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100), CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 440), CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700) and 6 moreAD 2026-04-02Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24AD 2026-05-02Horizontal stabilizer structure · Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L and 3 moreAD 2026-03-06Vertical Stabilizer Structure, Nacelle/Pylon, Attach Fittings · Textron 525BAD 2026-03-09Oxygen · Aerospace & Defense Oxygen Systems portable breathing equipmentAD 2026-04-09Turbine Engine Compressor Section · General Electric GEnx-1B64, GEnx-1B64/P1, GEnx-1B64/P2 and 17 moreAD 2026-04-01Fire protection system · Airbus Helicopters SA330JAD 2026-03-08Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate · Airbus Helicopters H160-BAD 2026-03-01Flight controls · Airbus A350-941 and A350-1041AD 2026-02-10Water/waste · Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10AD 2026-02-07Landing Gear · Airbus A350-941 and A350-1041AD 2025-14-51Emergency ADIndicating/Recording System · Bombardier BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11AD 2026-04-06Wings · Boeing 757-200 Series and 757-300 SeriesAD 2026-02-04Turbine Engine Compressor Section · CFM International LEAP-1A23, LEAP-1A24, LEAP-1A24E1 and 10 moreAD 2026-02-01Tail Rotor Drive Shaft · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+ and 6 moreAD 2026-02-08Engine Controls · CFM International LEAP-1A23, LEAP-1A24, LEAP-1A24E1 and 10 moreAD 2026-02-06Flight controls · Bombardier BD-100-1A10