Is AD 2017-12-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2017-12-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2017-12-03 apply to?

AD 2017-12-03 applies to Pratt & Whitney Division — models PW2037, PW2037M, PW2040, PW2000. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-12-03

one-time

Official AD 2017-12-03 · FR doc 2017-12074 · 2017-06-15 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW2037, PW2037M, and PW2040 turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by an unrecoverable engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) after an ice crystal icing event. This AD requires installing a software standard eligible for installation and precludes the use of electronic engine control (EEC) software standards earlier than SCN 5B/I. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2017-12-03 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney Division

ModelsPW2037, PW2037M, PW2040, PW2000

Part-conditional — EEC104-40, EEC104-60.

Applies to engines with an electronic engine control (EEC), model number EEC104-40 or EEC104-60, installed, with an EEC software standard earlier than SCN 5B/I.

Whether AD 2017-12-03 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 2017-12-03 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.