Airworthiness Directive 46-06-03
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; (Was Mandatory Note 5 of AD-707-2: 9 of AD-749-1: Special Note 12 of AM-231 and 4 of AD-336.) Applies Only to Fairchild 24J, 24JS,
Which aircraft AD 46-06-03 applies to
Applies only to the listed airplane models fitted with R-5 Series 2 (Military R-540-2) engines, or R-55 (R-540-1) engines [text cut off]; supersedes Mandatory Note 5 of AD-707-2, Note 9 of AD-749-1, Special Note 12 of AM-231, and Note 4 of AD-336.
Whether AD 46-06-03 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 →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.