Is AD 2003-12-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2003-12-05 requires a repetitive inspection every 800 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-12-05 apply to?

AD 2003-12-05 applies to Mccauley. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-12-05

recurring

Official AD 2003-12-05 · FR doc 03-14675 · 2003-06-12 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems 1A103/TCM Series Propellers

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to McCauley Propeller Systems 1A103/TCM series propellers. That AD currently requires an initial inspection for cracks in the propeller hub in accordance with a dye penetrant inspection procedure, replacement of propellers with cracks that do not meet acceptable limits, rework of propellers with cracks that meet acceptable limits, and repetitive inspections of all affected propellers. This amendment allows additional rework operations to be performed at more than one bolt hole location. This amendment is prompted by the need to clarify the requirement to use a steel backing plate and Mylar gasket during installation of the propeller, and to relax the replacement requirements. The actions specified in the proposed AD are intended to prevent propeller separation due to hub fatigue cracking, which can result in loss of control of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 800 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2003-12-05 applies to

MakesMccauley

Applies to McCauley propellers covered by McCauley Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 221C (hub fatigue cracking); specific model designations are not present in the extracted applicability text. Compliance schedule differs for propellers with 3,000+ hours TIS (or unknown TIS) vs. less than 3,000 hours TIS on the effective date.

Whether AD 2003-12-05 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 2003-12-05 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.