Airworthiness Directive 81-16-02
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; this AD. Upon request of an operator, the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, AGL- 210, Federal Aviation Administration,
Which aircraft AD 81-16-02 applies to
Applies to multiple Dowty Rotol propeller types; specific models not stated in available text.
Whether AD 81-16-02 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:
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.