Airworthiness Directive 2026-08-04

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Official AD 2026-08-04 · FR doc 2026-08032 · 2026-04-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that the approach speed adders and landing distance factors must be corrected in the airplane flight manual (AFM) tables in the non-normal procedure for the SLAT FAIL (Caution) crew alerting system (CAS) message. This AD requires revising the existing AFM to provide the flightcrew with the correct approach speed adders and landing distance factors for the non-normal procedures for the SLAT FAIL (Caution) CAS message. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2026-08-04 applies to

MakesBombardier, Inc.
ModelsBD-700-1A10, BD-700-1A11, BD-700

Applicability limited to airplanes identified in Transport Canada AD CF-2025-53, dated November 11, 2025, except serial number 9001, which is excluded.

Whether AD 2026-08-04 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2026-08-04 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.