Airworthiness directives, 1978
195 ADs took effect in 1978. 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)) = 1978 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)) = 1978 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 78-26-04Tail Rotor Hub Assembly · Schweizer 269A, 269A-1, 269B and 6 moreAD 78-26-06Vertical Fin Attachment Plate · Piper PA-38-112AD 78-26-05Elevator And Aileron Control Systems · Piper PA-36-285, PA-36-300 and PA-36-375AD 78-25-09Seats · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-25-07Vertical Fin Attachment Brackets · Cessna A150M and A152AD 78-26-03Wing Fittings Corrosion Detection · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B and 4 moreAD 78-24-04Flexible Fuel Line Installation · Israel Aircraft Industries 1121, 1121A and 1121BAD 78-23-12Third Stage Turbine Blade Rivet · Pratt & Whitney Division JT8D-1, JT8D-1A, JT8D-1B and 5 moreAD 78-26-08Lube Pump Drive Shaft · General Electric CT58-100-2, CT58-110-1, CT58-110-2 and 2 moreAD 77-23-09Fuel Flow · Piper PA-23-250, PA-23-250 (Navy UO-1) and PA-E23-250AD 78-25-04Pinion Assemblies · Schweizer 269A, 269A-1, 269B and 1 moreAD 78-23-13MLG Shock Absorber Struts · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount 744, Viscount 745D and Viscount 810AD 78-25-02Door Mechanism · Learjet 35 and 36AD 78-23-07Finite Life Components Listed in AD · Hiller UH-12D and UH-12EAD 78-23-06Stall Warning System · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 15 moreAD 78-25-01Condensers · Lycoming Engines O-235-L2CAD 78-20-06Hopper's Carry Through Tube · Aircraft Parts & Development A-9, A-9A and A-9BAD 74-12-06Outer Wing Beam Cap · Lockheed Martin 382, 382B, 382E and 2 moreAD 78-20-10Powered Flight Controls · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-23-03Helicopter Control · Airbus Helicopters SA.316C Alouette III and SA.319B Alouette IIIAD 67-13-02Operating Limitations · Boeing DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B and 6 moreAD 61-05-02Emergency Exit Door Hinges · Boeing DC-6, DC-6A and DC-6BAD 54-23-01Fuselage Skin · Boeing DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B and 3 moreAD 78-22-08Flight/Engine Control · Hiller UH-12D and UH-12E with STC SH177WE or SH178WEAD 78-21-05Tail Rotor Blades · Sikorsky S-58BT, S-58DT, S-58ET and 3 moreAD 78-24-03Main Gear Box · Airbus Helicopters SA330F, SA330G and SA330JAD 78-24-02Main Transmission · Agusta A109, A109A, A109A II and 3 moreAD 78-17-03Spiral Bevel Gear · Bell Helicopter Textron 212AD 78-21-04Yaw Control Bellcranks · Airbus Helicopters SA330F, SA330G and SA330JAD 76-20-04Wheel Wells · M7 Aerospace SA226-AT, SA226-T and SA226-TCAD 78-23-02Tow Release Mechanism · DG Flugzeugbau LS-3 and LS1-fAD 78-22-07Control Column Travel · Piper PA-32RT-300 and PA-32RT-300TAD 78-23-09Control Wheels · Piper PA-38-112AD 78-22-10Low Pressure Rotor Thrust Ball Bearings · Honeywell International TFE731-2, TFE731-3 and TFE731-3RAD 78-22-09Nose Landing Gear · Short Brothers SD3-30AD 78-23-05Spline Wear On Elevator Travel · Bombardier CL-44D4 and CL-44JAD 78-23-04Wing Rear Spar · Piper PA-38-112AD 78-08-03Rudder Hinge Bracket Assembly · Piper PA-23 and PA-23-160AD 78-23-10Center Body Bellows Seal Assembly · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-E1A, AEIO-320-E1B and 218 moreAD 78-23-08Fuel Pump To Fuel Injector Tube Elbow · Lycoming Engines IO-540-G1B5, IO-540-K1F5, IO-540-P1A5 and 1 moreAD 78-20-04Slat Drive Arm And Drive Shaft · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30 and 2 moreAD 78-22-05Elevator Control Push Rods · Textron 100, 50, 65 and 31 moreAD 78-26-01Engine Electrical System · Rolls-Royce 250-C28BAD 78-23-01Fuel Drain Assembly · Piper PA-28-235, PA-32-260, PA-32-300 and 4 moreAD 78-22-06Elevator Control · SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale GA-7AD 78-22-04Emergency Exit Window · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340 and 440 with STC SA1096WE or 2 othersAD 76-17-02Cabin Window · Textron 58P and 58PAAD 76-06-09HistoricalEngine Exhaust System · Piper PA-31PAD 78-22-01Rudder or Elevator Binding · Piper PA-38-112AD 78-22-02Rotor Blade Retention System · Hiller UH-12D and UH-12E