Is AD 77-16-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 77-16-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 77-16-02 apply to?

AD 77-16-02 applies to Dowty Rotol. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 77-16-02

one-time

AD 77-16-02 · 1977-01-01 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; comply with paragraph (d) of this AD. (b) For propeller pitch lock pistons with less than 19,000 flights on the effective date of

Which aircraft AD 77-16-02 applies to

MakesDowty Rotol

Part-conditional — RA 70089.

Compliance is gated to replacement of the pitch lock piston with the specific part number noted in the teaser — confirm applicable aircraft/propeller model from the full AD text before use.

Whether AD 77-16-02 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 77-16-02 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.