Is AD 85-22-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 85-22-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 85-22-03 apply to?

AD 85-22-03 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models DC-10-10, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, KC-10A, DC-10. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 85-22-03

one-time

AD 85-22-03 · 1985-01-01 · appliance

Airworthiness Directives; or reworked between June 20, 1985, and December 31, 1985, and there is not a "-R" after the serial number of the fire extinguisher

Which aircraft AD 85-22-03 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

ModelsDC-10-10, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, KC-10A, DC-10

Fire extinguisher containers manufactured or reworked between June 20, 1985 and December 31, 1985 that lack a '-R' suffix after the serial number must be removed and replaced with a serviceable unit before further flight, unless determined serviceable.

Whether AD 85-22-03 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 85-22-03 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.