Is AD 97-11197 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-11197 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-11197 apply to?

AD 97-11197 applies to Aerospatiale — models ATR72. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-11197

one-time

AD 97-11197 · 1997-05-02 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 series airplanes, that requires modification of the handle of the passenger/ crew door to change the ``down-to-open'' configuration of the handle to an ``up-to-open'' configuration. This amendment is prompted by a report indicating that, immediately after takeoff, the passenger/crew door opened and separated from the airplane, due to the inadvertent operation of the door handle. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent inadvertent opening of the passenger/crew door during unpressurized flight, or delays in opening the door during an emergency evacuation.

Which aircraft AD 97-11197 applies to

MakesAerospatiale

ModelsATR72

certain

Whether AD 97-11197 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 97-11197 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.

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.