Airworthiness Directive 90-25-16
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; -16 supersedes AD 90-09-02, Amendment 39-6579. This amendment (39-6827, AD 90-25-16) becomes effective on January 14, 1991. FOOTER
Which aircraft AD 90-25-16 applies to
applicability read from the AD teaser — confirm exact model/serial from the records
Whether AD 90-25-16 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.