Is AD 02-1816 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 02-1816 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 02-1816 apply to?

AD 02-1816 applies to Fairchild — models SA226, SA227, SA26. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 02-1816

one-time

AD 02-1816 · 2002-01-30 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA26, SA226, and SA227 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 86-24- 11 and AD 86-25-04, which require you to incorporate, into the Limitations Section of the pilot's operating handbook and airplane flight manual (POH/AFM) of Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. (Fairchild Aircraft) SA226 and SA227 series airplanes, procedures for preventing an engine flameout while in icing conditions. This AD retains the POH/ AFM requirements from the above-referenced AD's and requires a modification to the torque sensing system to allow the igniters to automatically turn on when an engine senses low torque. This AD is the result of two instances of a dual engine flameout on the affected airplanes. When the torque sensing system modification is incorporated, the POH/AFM requirements are no longer necessary. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent a dual engine flameout on the affected airplanes by providing a system that automatically turns on the engine igniters when low torque is sensed. A dual engine flameout could result in failure of both engines with consequent loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 02-1816 applies to

MakesFairchild

ModelsSA226, SA227, SA26

applicability derived from the AD summary — confirm the model/serial from the records

Whether AD 02-1816 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 02-1816 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.

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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.