Is AD 03-29531 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 03-29531 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 03-29531 apply to?

AD 03-29531 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-32. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 03-29531

one-time

AD 03-29531 · 2003-12-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 airplanes. This action requires installation of ceiling panels and a protective pad in the tailcone emergency exit passageway. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent people on board the airplane from striking their heads on exposed metal frames in the tailcone area, which could cause injury and delay or impede their evacuation during an emergency. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Which aircraft AD 03-29531 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-32

certain

Whether AD 03-29531 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 03-29531 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.