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Airworthiness Directive 2017-15-16

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Official AD 2017-15-16 · FR doc 2017-15807 · 2017-08-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer)

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model EMB-135ER, - 135KE, -135KL, -135LR, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of airplanes with modified gust lock levers that prevented the thrust lever's full excursion, thus limiting the engine power. This AD requires replacing a certain gust lock lever. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2017-15-16 applies to

MakesEmbraer
ModelsEMB-135ER, EMB-135KE, EMB-135KL, EMB-135LR, EMB-145, EMB-145ER, EMB-145MR, EMB-145LR, EMB-145XR, EMB-145MP, EMB-145EP, EMB-135

Whether AD 2017-15-16 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 2017-15-16 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.