Aerospatiale/Atr ATR-42 airworthiness directives

Manufacturer (registry): AEROSPATIALE/ATR
Model: ATR-42
Registry code: 8680900
Registered: 0 aircraft
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engines: 2 · Turbo-prop
Seats: 50
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

Superseded and historical ADs · 1

AD 98-09-16AFM - DC GeneratorsHistoricalEffective May 8, 1998 · Replaced by AD 98-09-16 R1

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('8680900'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('8680900'))
ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC

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Registered aircraft · 0

No aircraft currently registered with this model

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports · 76

SDR 2026FA0000296Panel · damagedLH WING OUTBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE PANEL (P/N 532BB) WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A MISMATCH BETWEEN THE FLAP POSITION AND THE FLAP LEVER POSITION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A LANDING GEAR SWING AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) DOORS. DURING THIS ACTIVApr 24, 2026 · N402SV · Aerosp ATR42* · Trailing Edge Flaps SDR MTNA20230822001Seal · leakingON DESCENT OF FLIGHT, LOW LEVEL LIGHT ON BLUE SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT 920FX COMPLETED A NO FLAPS LANDING IN FPO SAFELY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. RAI SPOOL COMPENSATOR SEAL. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.Aug 21, 2023 · N920FX · Aerosp ATR42* · Hydraulic System, Main SDR MTNA20230508001Unknown · unknownFO O2 MASK LEAKS AT BOX. REPLACED OXYGEN HOSE ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.May 8, 2023 · N906FX · Aerosp ATR42* · Oxygen System

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'ATR42'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'ATR42'
ORDER BY difficulty_date 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.