Airworthiness Directive 06-3614
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What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to revise AD 2002-11-05, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) AT-400 series and Models AT-501, AT-802, and AT-802A airplanes. AD 2002-11-05 establishes a safe life for the wing lower spar cap. Since we issued AD 2002-11-05, we have received reports of cracks found prior to the established safe life on AT-400 series airplanes and on Model AT-802A airplanes. We are issuing separate AD actions for AT-400 series and Models AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes to address the unsafe condition of those airplanes. This AD retains the actions required in AD 2002-11-05 for Model AT-501 airplanes and removes AT-400 series and Models AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes from the applicability of AD 2002-11-05.
Which aircraft AD 06-3614 applies to
certain
Whether AD 06-3614 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:
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.