Airworthiness Directive 2026-10486
one-timeAirworthiness 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 certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500- 1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by the discovery that titanium fasteners had been incorrectly installed in the butt strap at the outer wing box lower skin to center wing box interface in lieu of the correct nickel alloy fasteners. This AD requires the identification of fasteners installed in the butt strap at the outer wing box lower skin to center wing box interface, and applicable on-condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2026-10486 applies to
Type Certificate previously held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc. Certificated in any category, as identified in Transport Canada AD CF-2025-09, dated February 24, 2025.
Whether AD 2026-10486 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:
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.