Is AD 06-5550 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 06-5550 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 06-5550 apply to?

AD 06-5550 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models MD-11F. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 06-5550

one-time

AD 06-5550 · 2006-06-22 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F airplanes. That AD currently requires replacement of the upper and lower reading lights in the forward crew rest area with a redesigned light fixture. This new AD adds airplanes to the applicability of the existing AD. This AD results from a report of the old reading lights being inadvertently sent to an additional ten airplanes. We are issuing this AD to prevent a possible flammable condition, which could result in smoke and fire in the forward crew rest area.

Which aircraft AD 06-5550 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsMD-11F

certain

Whether AD 06-5550 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 06-5550 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.