Is AD 02-8988 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 02-8988 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 02-8988 apply to?

AD 02-8988 applies to Fairchild — models SA226, SA227. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 02-8988

one-time

AD 02-8988 · 2002-04-17 · airframe

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

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. (Fairchild) SA226 and SA227 series airplanes equipped with Skidmore-Wilheim Manufacturing Co. (Skidmore-Wilheim) (formerly Hydromotive) Model V1-15-1000 brake master cylinders. This AD requires you to replace these brake master cylinders with new or overhauled units of the same design. This AD is the result of reports of dragging brakes during taxi operations. The actions specified by this AD are intended to correct and prevent future malfunctioning brake master cylinders. Malfunctioning brake master cylinders could cause dragging brakes, which can result in overheated brakes and a wheelwell fire if the dragging takes place during takeoff and the gear is later retracted.

Which aircraft AD 02-8988 applies to

MakesFairchild

ModelsSA226, SA227

certain

Whether AD 02-8988 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 02-8988 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.