Airworthiness directives, 1968
95 ADs took effect in 1968. 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)) = 1968 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)) = 1968 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 68-16-04Exhaust Ducts · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 240 Series, 340 and 440 with STC SA1054WE or SA1096WEAD 68-26-01Lower Coupling Drive Shaft · Schweizer 269A, 269A-1 and 269BAD 68-26-02Wing Strut Inspection · Viking Air DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200 and 1 moreAD 68-26-03Stabilizer Rib Cracks · Bombardier CL-44D4AD 68-23-06Internal Portion of Beech Center Section Wing Truss Assembly · Textron C-45G, C-45H, D18C and 9 moreAD 68-25-02Circuit Card · Boeing 737-100 Series, 737-200 Series, 737-200C Series and 6 moreAD 68-23-02Fin-body Terminal Fittings · Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body and 7 moreAD 68-23-05Upper Wing Plank · Lockheed Martin 188A and 188CAD 68-23-08Horizontal Tail Surface · Alexandria 14-19-3A and 17-30AD 68-23-01Cabin Superchargers · British Aerospace Argosy AW.650 Series 101, F27 Mark 100, F27 Mark 300 and 18 moreAD 68-09-02Wing Skin Risers · Lockheed Martin 1329-23A, 1329-23D and 1329-23EAD 68-07-09Longitudinal Control System · Cessna 177AD 68-23-03Fuel Octane Placard · Dynac Aerospace Aero Commander 100 and Aero Commander 100-180AD 68-22-02Compressor Assemblies · Rolls-Royce 250-C10B (T63-A-5A), 250-C18 and 250-C18AAD 68-21-03Exhaust Tailpipe Assemblies · Piper PA-23-250 (Navy UO-1) and PA-E23-250 with STC SA909WE or SA978WEAD 68-20-01Horizontal Stabilizer Support · Sabreliner NA-265, NA-265-20, NA-265-30 and 2 moreAD 68-22-01Upper Wing Skin · Boeing 707-300 Series, 707-300B Series, 707-300C Series and 1 moreAD 68-20-02Landing Gear Switch · Dassault Fan Jet FalconAD 68-21-06Deactivate AFCS · Sikorsky S-61A, S-61L and S-61NAD 68-21-01Horizontal Stabilizer · Glasflugel H 301 LibelleAD 68-21-04Ice Damage to Engine · Textron 65-90, 65-A90, 65-A90-1 and 1 moreAD 68-21-02Aileron Cable Assembly · Dynac Aerospace Aero Commander 100 and Aero Commander 100-180AD 68-19-03Cracks, Forward Landing Flap · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount 810AD 68-19-02Cracks in Lower Fuselage · Aermacchi S.205 - 22/RAD 68-19-01Suction Gage Markings · Aermacchi S.205 - 22/RAD 68-20-07Dowty Propellers (c) R184/4-30-4/, (c) R193/4-30-4/ and (c) R257/4-30-4/AD 68-20-06Rudder Horn Inspection · Sierra Hotel Aero Navion A (Army L-17B and L-17C), Navion B, Navion D and 5 moreAD 68-20-05Fuel Tank Inspection · Rogers, Burl A. 15AC and S15ACAD 68-20-04Elevator Torque Tube · Piper PA-31 and PA-31-300AD 68-19-06Failure, Power Unit Fuel Line · Airbus BAC 1-11 200 Series and BAC 1-11 400 SeriesAD 68-19-05Utility Category Placard · Textron 172B, 172C, 172D and 3 moreAD 68-17-04Stall Warning System · Cessna 150, 150A, 150B and 63 moreAD 68-16-02Gear Position Indicator Switch · Aermacchi S.205 - 22/RAD 68-18-02Oil Pressure Gauge Line · Cessna 177AD 68-15-04Wire Bundles Adjacent to the Battery Charger · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 68-17-06Parking Brake · Textron 23, A23, A23-19 and 2 moreAD 68-17-03HistoricalCracks in Rudder End Rib · Pilatus PC-6, PC-6-H1, PC-6-H2 and 12 moreAD 68-15-03Horizontal Stabilizer Top Fitting · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount 744 and Viscount 745DAD 63-23-02Exhaust Valves · Lycoming Engines O-320-A1A, O-320-A1B, O-320-A2A and 25 moreAD 68-16-01Placard To Prevent Engine Flameout · Textron DH.125 Series 1A, DH.125 Series 1A-522, DH.125 Series 1A/R-522 and 5 moreAD 68-15-02Cracks In Elevator · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount 744, Viscount 745D and Viscount 810AD 68-15-01Horizontal Stabilizer · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 68-14-02Main Landing Gear · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 68-14-01Pneumatic Deicer System · Textron 56TC, D55 and E95AD 64-28-02Main Rotor Blade Flapping Hinge Bearing · Schweizer 269A, 269A-1 and 269BAD 68-12-01Sealant at Firewall and Nose Wheel · Aermacchi S.205 - 22/RAD 68-13-01Electrical Wire Arcing · Piper PA-31 and PA-31-300AD 68-12-06Compressor Blades · Rolls-Royce 250-C10B (T63-A-5A), 250-C18, 250-C18A and 3 moreAD 68-12-05Rudder Control System · Dynac Aerospace Aero Commander 100, Aero Commander 100A, Volaire 10 and 1 moreAD 68-12-04Gear Retraction Fittings · Piper PA-28R-180