Is AD 2002-09-08 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2002-09-08 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-09-08 apply to?

AD 2002-09-08 applies to Hartzell — models HC. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-09-08

recurring

Official AD 2002-09-08 · FR doc 02-11251 · 2002-05-09 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller, Inc. Compact Series Propellers

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Hartzell models ( )HC-( )( )Y( )-( )( )( ) compact series, constant speed or feathering propellers with Hartzell manufactured "Y" shank blades. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive blade inspections; rework of all "Y" shank blades including cold rolling of the blade shank retention radius; blade replacement and modification of pitch change mechanisms for certain propeller models; and changing the airplane operating limitations with specific models of propellers installed. This amendment requires initial blade inspections, with no repetitive inspections; rework of all "Y" shank blades including cold rolling of the blade shank retention radius, blade replacement and modification of pitch change mechanisms for certain propeller models; and changing the airplane operating limitations with specific models of propellers installed. This amendment is prompted by FAA reviews of propeller service histories since the issuance of AD 77-12-06R2. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the propeller blade from fatigue cracks in the blade shank radius, which can result in damage to the airplane and loss of airplane control.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2002-09-08 applies to

MakesHartzell

ModelsHC

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials D47534–?.

Applies to Hartzell Compact Series 'Y' Shank propeller models ( )HC-( )( )Y( ) not previously inspected/reworked under AD 77-12-06R2 (blade shank fatigue crack prevention, per Hartzell SB No. 118A); blades with SN D47534 or above, or ink/metal-stamped 'PR', 'R', 'SP-P', 'SP', or 'RD' markings, are considered already in compliance. Paragraph (c) instrument-panel placard requirement applies to propeller models ( )HC-C2YK-( )( )( ) / ( )( )7666A-( ) installed on 200-hp (undampened) Lycoming IO-360-series engines, including but not limited to Mooney M20E/M20F, Piper PA-28R-200, and Pitts S-1T/S-2A airplanes.

Whether AD 2002-09-08 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:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2002-09-08 complied with on your aircraft?

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.