Is AD 2026-10-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2026-10-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2026-10-02 apply to?

AD 2026-10-02 applies to Honda Aircraft Company Llc — models HA-420. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2026-10-02

one-time

Official AD 2026-10-02 · FR doc 2026-10606 · 2026-05-28 · 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 tool damage to multiple locations on the interior fuselage skin fiber and the omission of certain service material from the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the maintenance manual. This AD requires incorporating certain material into the ALS of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2026-10-02 applies to

MakesHonda Aircraft Company Llc

ModelsHA-420

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 42000012–42000230.

Certificated in any category.

Whether AD 2026-10-02 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 2026-10-02 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.