Is AD 2011-17-15 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2011-17-15 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2011-17-15 apply to?

AD 2011-17-15 applies to Embraer — models EMB-500. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2011-17-15

one-time

Official AD 2011-17-15 · FR doc 2011-20775 · 2011-08-22 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-500 Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

Which aircraft AD 2011-17-15 applies to

MakesEmbraer

ModelsEMB-500

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 50000005–50000119, 50000121–50000130, 50000132–50000134, 50000136–50000136, 50000137–50000137, 50000139–50000139, 50000141–50000158, 50000160–50000162, 50000164–50000164, 50000165–50000165, 50000167–50000175, 50000177–50000177, 50000178–50000178, 50000005–50000217, 50000219–50000221, 50000226–50000226.

Part-conditional — C-100117-2, 500-01702-401, 500-01702-402.

Group I serial numbers (50000005-50000119, 50000121-50000130, 50000132-50000134, 50000136, 50000137, 50000139, 50000141-50000158, 50000160-50000162, 50000164, 50000165, 50000167-50000175, 50000177, 50000178) apply only if equipped with AOA sensor P/N C-100117-2 and cover plates P/N 500-01702-401 and/or 500-01702-402. Group II serial numbers (50000005-50000217, 50000219-50000221, 50000226) apply without that part-number condition. Serial numbers 500000218, 50000222 through 50000225, 50000227, and on incorporated the actions in production and are excluded (Note 1).

Whether AD 2011-17-15 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 2011-17-15 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.

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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.