Is AD 97-22-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 97-22-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 97-22-03 apply to?

AD 97-22-03 applies to Extra Flugzeugbau — models EA-300. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-22-03

one-time

Official AD 97-22-03 · FR doc 97-27933 · 1997-10-23 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Extra Flugzeugbau, GmbH. Model EA-300/ 200 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Extra Flugzeugbau, GmbH. (Extra) Model EA-300/200 airplanes. This action requires installing a seat belt safety cover. A recent report of an Extra Model EA-300/200 airplane seat belt falling into the rear rudder pedal controls, interfering with the rudder pedals, and causing loss of directional control prompted this action. The action specified by this AD is intended to prevent a loss of directional control caused by seat belt interference with the rear rudder pedal controls, which could cause loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 97-22-03 applies to

MakesExtra Flugzeugbau

ModelsEA-300

Part-conditional — 77205.1, 77205.2.

Specific serial applicability list is in the preceding applicability provision, not present in this excerpt. Requires installing a seat belt safety cover (Extra part number 77205.1 and 77205.2, or FAA-approved equivalent) per Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 Service Bulletin No. 300-1-97, Issue B, to prevent seat belt interference with rear rudder pedal controls.

Whether AD 97-22-03 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 97-22-03 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.