Airworthiness Directive 83-21-05
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; certificated in all categories. To prevent loss of all airspeed indications, accomplish the following within the next 1800 flight
Which aircraft AD 83-21-05 applies to
To prevent loss of all airspeed indications, modify the pitot probe heater within 1,800 flight hours after the effective date, unless already accomplished; equivalent-safety alternatives may be approved by the Seattle ACO; special flight permits allowed.
Whether AD 83-21-05 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:
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.