Is AD 2022-14280 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2022-14280 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2022-14280

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2022-14280 apply to?

AD 2022-14280 applies to De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada Limited — models DHC-8-401, DHC-8-402, DHC-8. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

one-time

AD 2022-14280 · 2022-07-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-401 and - 402 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of nose wheel steering (NWS) hydraulic motors jamming during pushback or towing. This AD requires doing an inspection to determine the part number and serial number of the NWS hydraulic motor, and re-identifying or replacing the NWS hydraulic motor if necessary. This AD also prohibits the installation of certain NWS hydraulic motors. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-14280 applies to

MakesDe Havilland Aircraft Of Canada Limited

ModelsDHC-8-401, DHC-8-402, DHC-8

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 4001–4001, 4003–4622.

Whether AD 2022-14280 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 2022-14280 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.