Is AD 72-20-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 72-20-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 72-20-02 apply to?

AD 72-20-02 applies to Continental, Teledyne Continental, Teledyne-Continental, Tcm — models IO-470. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 72-20-02

one-time

AD 72-20-02 · 1972-01-01 · reciprocating engine

Airworthiness Directives; HEADING: CONTINENTAL Models IO-470-D, IO-470-E, IO- 470-F, IO-470-H, IO-470-L, IO-470-M, IO-470-N, IO-470-S, IO-470-U, IO-470-V, a

Which aircraft AD 72-20-02 applies to

MakesContinentalTeledyne ContinentalTeledyne-ContinentalTcm

ModelsIO-470

Continental IO-470 series — applicability read from the AD title (pre-1994 directive, no full text on file) — confirm the exact engine model, serial, and compliance status from the records

Whether AD 72-20-02 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 72-20-02 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.