Is AD 02-26480 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 02-26480 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 02-26480 apply to?

AD 02-26480 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 02-26480

one-time

AD 02-26480 · 2002-10-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9- 82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplanes, that currently requires revisions to the Airplane Flight Manual; installation of inspection aids on the wing upper surfaces; and, among other actions, installation of an overwing heater blanket system or primary upper wing ice detection system, and installation of a heater protection panel or an equipment protection device on certain overwing heater blanket systems. This amendment retains those requirements and adds a requirement to disable the anti-ice systems for the upper wing surface on certain airplanes. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent ingestion of ice into one or both engines and consequent loss of thrust from one or both engines; and damage to the upper wing skin surface and its structure, due to prolonged short- circuit electrical arcing of certain anti-ice systems.

Which aircraft AD 02-26480 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88

certain

Whether AD 02-26480 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 02-26480 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.