Is AD 03-6257 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 03-6257 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 03-6257 apply to?

AD 03-6257 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 03-6257

one-time

AD 03-6257 · 2003-03-18 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This document corrects information in an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD- 87), and MD-88 airplanes. That AD currently requires revisions to the Airplane Flight Manual; installation of inspection aids on the wing upper surfaces; and, among other actions, installation of an overwing heater blanket system or primary upper wing ice detection system, and installation of a heater protection panel or an equipment protection device on certain overwing heater blanket systems. That AD also requires disabling the anti-ice systems for the upper wing surface on certain airplanes. This document corrects a reference to an incorrect paragraph. This correction is necessary to provide the correct paragraph reference.

Which aircraft AD 03-6257 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-82, DC-9-83, DC-9-87, MD-88

certain

Whether AD 03-6257 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 03-6257 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.