Airworthiness directives, 1959
12 ADs took effect in 1959. 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)) = 1959 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.
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)) = 1959 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, 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 59-26-02Two Fuel Cell Vent Tubes · Piper PA-24 and PA-24-250AD 59-25-05Rudder reinforcement · Univair 415-C, 415-CD, 415-D and 3 moreAD 59-21-04Rudder · Boeing 707-100 Long BodyAD 57-22-01Fire Prevention Rework · Piper PA-16, PA-16S, PA-20 and 12 moreAD 59-10-08Gas Tank Cap Vent · Piper PA-18, PA-18A, PA-20 and 1 moreAD 59-13-02Aileron Balance Weight · Piper PA-24 and PA-24-250AD 59-12-09Control Wheel Sprocket Stud · Piper PA-24 and PA-24-250AD 59-07-05Oil Cooler Lines Clearance · Piper PA-24AD 59-06-05Nose Gear Bungee · Piper PA-24 and PA-24-250AD 59-05-04Rear spar reinforcement · Univair 415-C, 415-CD, 415-D and 2 moreAD 59-08-03Operating Limitations Placard · Piper PA-23AD 58-25-05Door Latch Modification · Piper PA-24