Airworthiness Directive 61-21-03
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; (Reissue No. 1 or later) or FAA approved equivalent, the existing hydraulic quantity gage in the cockpit and the quantity transmit
Which aircraft AD 61-21-03 applies to
Hydraulic quantity gage/transmitter modification per Douglas Service Bulletin No. DC-8 A29-40 (applicability read from the AD teaser — confirm exact model/serial from the records.)
Whether AD 61-21-03 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.