Is AD 2022-20488 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2022-20488 requires a repetitive inspection every 48 months. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2022-20488 apply to?

AD 2022-20488 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 2022-20488

recurring

AD 2022-20488 · 2022-09-22 · 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 all Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of in-service findings of corrosion on the flange of the main landing gear (MLG) lower spindle pin. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the left and right MLG lower spindle pins to detect corrosion, and applicable repair or replacement if necessary, 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 every 48 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 2022-20488 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); Bombardier, Inc.

Whether AD 2022-20488 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 2022-20488 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.