Is AD 2014-12266 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2014-12266 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2014-12266 apply to?

AD 2014-12266 applies to Dowty Propellers — models R408/6-123-F/17, R408/6-123-F. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2014-12266

recurring

AD 2014-12266 · 2014-06-10 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Propellers

What this AD requires

We are revising airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-21-07 for certain Dowty Propellers model R408/6-123-F/17 propellers. AD 2008-21- 07 required initial and repetitive inspections of the blade bonded metallic leading edge (L/E) guards for correct bonding until they accumulate more than 1,200 flight hours (FH) time-in-service. This AD requires the same inspection and replacement requirements of AD 2008- 21-07. This AD also provides an optional terminating action to those requirements. This AD was prompted by updated service bulletins that identify terminating action to the requirements of AD 2008-21-07. We are issuing this AD to prevent the loss of the bonded metallic L/E guard of the propeller, which could result in damage to the propeller or to the airplane, or injury to personnel.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2014-12266 applies to

MakesDowty Propellers

ModelsR408/6-123-F/17, R408/6-123-F

Part-conditional — 697071200-18, 697071210-18, 697071227-18, 697071240-18, 697071245-18, 697071257-18.

Applies to propellers with the listed blade part numbers installed.

Whether AD 2014-12266 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 2014-12266 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.