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Airworthiness Directive 2022-05-13

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Official AD 2022-05-13 · FR doc 2022-05222 · 2022-03-14 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Honda Aircraft Company LLC Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Honda Aircraft Company LLC (Honda) Model HA-420 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of in-flight smoke and fire that initiated from the windshield heat power wire braid. This AD requires incorporating temporary revisions into the airplane flight manual (AFM) and the quick reference handbook (QRH) that modify procedures for windshield heat operation until the affected windshield assemblies are replaced. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-05-13 applies to

MakesHonda Aircraft Company Llc
ModelsHA-420
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 42000011–42000179, 42000182–42000182, 42000187–42000187.

Applies only to airplanes with a windshield assembly installed that has a part number and serial number listed in Table 5 of the Accomplishment Instructions in Honda Aircraft Company Alert Service Bulletin SB-420-56-002, Revision B, dated April 19, 2021.

Whether AD 2022-05-13 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 2022-05-13 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.