Is AD 2003-03-18 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2003-03-18 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-03-18 apply to?

AD 2003-03-18 applies to Beech — models 1900, 1900C, 1900D. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-03-18

one-time

Official AD 2003-03-18 · FR doc 03-2784 · 2003-02-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes. This AD requires you to perform control column sweep and stop bolt inspections to verify full elevator travel to the primary up and down stops and that the stop bolt length is not excessive, re-rig the elevator control system if the airplane does not pass the control column sweep and stop inspections, and do a more detailed inspection at a later time if the airplane does pass the inspection. This AD also requires you to report the results of certain inspections. This AD is the result of recent ground testing and a review of the rigging procedures of a Raytheon Beech Model 1900D airplane, which reveals that the elevator control system could be mis- rigged to restrict elevator travel if current maintenance procedures are not properly followed. In these instances, it may appear to the crew that they have full elevator control column movement. However, the elevator may not have full travel. Such restricted travel may remain undetected until the airplane is operated in a loading condition that requires full elevator authority to control the pitch. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct any mis-rigged elevator control system, which could lead to insufficient elevator control authority and loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2003-03-18 applies to

MakesBeech

Models1900, 1900C, 1900D

Applies to all serial numbers of Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D; addresses a mis-rigged elevator control system (control-column sweep/stop-bolt inspection and re-rigging per the applicable Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900/1900C or 1900D maintenance manual).

Whether AD 2003-03-18 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 2003-03-18 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.