Airworthiness Directive 2001-25-03
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20 and SR22 Airplanes
What this AD requires
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect one time for understrength rivets on the elevator torque tube and rudder hinge and replace any understrength rivets. This AD is the result of CDC notifying FAA that understrength rivets were mixed in production supplies. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and replace understrength rivets in the elevator and rudder, which could result in failure of the control surfaces. Such failure could lead to a loss of control of the airplane in flight.
Which aircraft AD 2001-25-03 applies to
Applies to SR20 airplanes serial Nos. 1134 through 1159 and SR22 airplanes serial Nos. 0003 through 0119; inspect elevator torque tube and rudder hinge for understrength rivets and replace per Cirrus Design SB 20-55-06 (SR20) / SB 22-55-03 (SR22).
Whether AD 2001-25-03 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.