Is AD 70-17-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 70-17-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 70-17-05 apply to?

AD 70-17-05 applies to Socata — models MS 880B, MS 885, MS 894A, MS 880, MS 894. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 70-17-05

one-time

AD 70-17-05 · 1970-01-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; unless already accomplished, accomplish the following: (a) Modify the battery box by installing an insulating plate in accordance

Which aircraft AD 70-17-05 applies to

MakesSocata

ModelsMS 880B, MS 885, MS 894A, MS 880, MS 894

Modify battery box by installing an insulating plate, per Socata Service Bulletin No. 68, dated November 1969, or later SGAC-approved issue.

Whether AD 70-17-05 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 70-17-05 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.