Is AD 2003-01-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2003-01-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-01-03 apply to?

AD 2003-01-03 applies to Hartzell. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-01-03

one-time

Official AD 2003-01-03 · FR doc 03-226 · 2003-01-08 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) propellers

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. model ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) propellers, with certain serial numbers (SN's) of two-bladed aluminum propeller hubs part numbers (P/N's) D-6522-1, D-6522-2, D-6529-1, and D-6559-3 installed. This action requires removal from service of those certain SN's of two-bladed aluminum propeller hubs and replacement with serviceable hubs. This amendment is prompted by a two-bladed aluminum propeller hub manufacturing quality control problem. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent in-flight propeller blade separation resulting in airframe and engine damage, and possible loss of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2003-01-03 applies to

MakesHartzell

Part-conditional — D-6522-1, D-6522-2, D-6529-1, D-6559-3.

Applies to Hartzell propeller hubs P/N D-6522-1, D-6522-2, D-6529-1, or D-6559-3 with serial numbers listed in AD Table 1 (not present in extracted text), per Hartzell ASB HC-ASB-61-259, dated September 4, 2002. Compliance interval is 50 hours TSN for Piper PA-32( ) series airplanes with Lycoming 540-series engines rated 300+ hp, Britten-Norman BN-2 series airplanes with Lycoming 540-series engines, and acrobatic/military-trainer/agricultural-use airplanes; 100 hours TSN for all other airplanes.

Whether AD 2003-01-03 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 2003-01-03 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.