Is AD 2021-08052 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2021-08052 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2021-08052 apply to?

AD 2021-08052 applies to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership — models BD-500-1A10, BD-500-1A11, BD-500. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2021-08052

recurring

AD 2021-08052 · 2021-04-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500- 1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of the failure of emergency locator transmitter (ELT) antennas. This AD requires repetitive replacements of the ELT antenna and repetitive inspections for damage of the exterior fuselage skin around the ELT antenna attachment area, as specified in a Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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 2021-08052 applies to

MakesAirbus Canada Limited Partnership

ModelsBD-500-1A10, BD-500-1A11, BD-500

Type certificate previously held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) and Bombardier, Inc. Applies as identified in Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) AD CF-2021-10, dated March 18, 2021.

Whether AD 2021-08052 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 2021-08052 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.