Airworthiness Directive 98-02-07

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Official AD 98-02-07 · FR doc 98-1742 · 1998-01-28 · propeller

Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-E4A- 3(A,I) Propellers

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-E4A-3(A,I) propellers. This action requires replacing propeller blade counterweight clamp bolts with improved bolts. This amendment is prompted by reports of a manufacturing defect in the counterweight clamp bolts that resulted in the blade counterweight separating and causing damage to the propeller. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent counterweight clamp bolt failure, which can result in propeller blade counterweight separation and damage to the propeller and aircraft.

Which aircraft AD 98-02-07 applies to

MakesHartzell Propeller Inc.
ModelsHC-E4A-3(A,I), HC-E4A
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials HJ1–HJ654.

Whether AD 98-02-07 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 98-02-07 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.