Airworthiness Directive 95-05-03
recurringAirworthiness Directives; Hamilton Standard 14RF Series, 14SF Series, and Hamilton Standard/British Aerospace Model 6/5500/F Propellers
What this AD requires
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Hamilton Standard 14RF series, 14SF series, and Hamilton Standard/British Aerospace 6/5500/F series propellers, that currently requires a one-time ultrasonic shear wave inspection for cracks in the propeller blade taper bore. This amendment requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic shear wave inspections, and a one- time visual and borescope inspection of the taper bore for corrosion as a terminating action to the ultrasonic shear wave inspections. This amendment is prompted by reports of two incidents where a portion of the propeller blade was lost in flight. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of a propeller blade due to cracks initiating in the blade taper bore, that can result in possible aircraft damage, and possible loss of aircraft control.
Which aircraft AD 95-05-03 applies to
Whether AD 95-05-03 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:
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 →Read the full directive (Federal Register)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.