Airworthiness Directive 51-11-04
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; positions: (1) Unlocked and in an intermediate position near to, but not in, the full down position; and (2) With the landing gear
Which aircraft AD 51-11-04 applies to
Check landing gear fore-and-aft travel/alignment as gear enters the wheelwell; total fore-and-aft wheel travel must not exceed 3/8 inch.
Whether AD 51-11-04 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:
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.