Is AD 03-1954 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 03-1954 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 03-1954 apply to?

AD 03-1954 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, DC-9-50. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 03-1954

one-time

AD 03-1954 · 2003-01-31 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9- 30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection at a certain disconnect panel in the left forward cargo compartment to find contamination of electrical connectors and to determine if a dripshield is installed over the disconnect panel, and corrective actions if necessary. The actions specified by this AD are intended to find and fix contamination of certain electrical connectors and prevent future contamination of these connectors, which could cause electrical arcing that could result in a fire on the airplane. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Which aircraft AD 03-1954 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, DC-9-50

certain

Whether AD 03-1954 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 03-1954 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.