Airworthiness Directive 72-18-02 R1
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; SUBJECT HEADING: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD Models DART Mk.506, 510, 511, 514, 515, 525 through 532 Series Engines ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Ef
Which aircraft AD 72-18-02 R1 applies to
Applies only to Dart series turboprop engines and variants not incorporating Rolls-Royce Dart Modification 1625 or 1626 fuel burners; Amendment 39-1506 as amended by Amendment 39-4638, effective May 12, 1983.
Whether AD 72-18-02 R1 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.