Is AD 98-11302 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-11302 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-11302 apply to?

AD 98-11302 applies to Short Brothers — models SD3-60. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-11302

one-time

AD 98-11302 · 1998-05-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes Equipped With Fire Fighting Enterprises (U.K.) Ltd. Fire Extinguishers

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Shorts Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 series airplanes equipped with certain fire extinguishers, that requires replacement of the covers for fire extinguisher adapter assemblies that are installed on certain bulkheads with new covers that swivel to lock the extinguishers in place; and replacement of nozzles and triggers on these fire extinguishers with better fitting nozzles and stronger triggers. It also requires the installation of new fire extinguisher point placards and a revision of the Airplane Flight Manual to instruct the flight crew in the use of the new covers for these adapter assemblies. This amendment is prompted by reports that these fire extinguishers are not discharging properly because they do not fit correctly with the adapter, and that triggers on these extinguishers are failing. The actions specified by this AD are intended to ensure that, in the event of fire in the baggage bay, extinguishing agent is properly distributed within this area, and portable extinguishers operate properly; and to prevent injury to crew and passengers when a portable extinguisher is discharged.

Which aircraft AD 98-11302 applies to

MakesShort Brothers

ModelsSD3-60

Equipped With

Whether AD 98-11302 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 98-11302 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.