Is AD 47-20-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 47-20-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 47-20-04 apply to?

AD 47-20-04 applies to Erco — models Ercoupe. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 47-20-04

one-time

AD 47-20-04 · 1947-01-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; installed on the zipper in the baggage compartment bottom to prevent its opening and permitting articles to fall through and foul

Which aircraft AD 47-20-04 applies to

MakesErco

ModelsErcoupe

Device installed on the bottom baggage-compartment zipper to prevent it opening and allowing articles to fall through and foul the controls; also covered by Erco's Ercoupe Service Department Bulletin No. 17 dated January 6, 1947.

Whether AD 47-20-04 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 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 47-20-04 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.

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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.