Is AD 06-5871 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 06-5871 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 06-5871 apply to?

AD 06-5871 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, DC-9-40, DC-9-50. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 06-5871

one-time

AD 06-5871 · 2006-07-05 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, and DC-9-34F Airplanes; and Model DC-9-40 and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain transport category airplanes, identified above. This AD requires installing a bonding jumper from the boost pump volute to the fuel tank structure, and related investigative/corrective actions. This AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent point-contact arcing or filament heating in the fuel tank, which, in the event of a short or ground fault inside the fuel tank, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 06-5871 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, DC-9-40, DC-9-50

certain

Whether AD 06-5871 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 06-5871 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.