Is AD 2021-10-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2021-10-02 requires a repetitive inspection every 63 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2021-10-02 apply to?

AD 2021-10-02 applies to Bombardier, Inc. — models BD-700-1A10, BD-700-1A11, BD-700. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2021-10-02

recurring

Official AD 2021-10-02 · FR doc 2021-13118 · 2021-06-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports indicating that the left- and right-hand elevator torque tube bearings were contaminated with sand and corrosion, restricting free rotation. This AD requires repetitive general visual inspections of the left- and right-hand elevator torque tube bearings for any sand, dust, or corrosion; repetitive functional tests of the elevator control system; and replacement of the elevator torque tube bearings if necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 63 months. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2021-10-02 applies to

MakesBombardier, Inc.

ModelsBD-700-1A10, BD-700-1A11, BD-700

Whether AD 2021-10-02 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 2021-10-02 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.