Is AD 98-25-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-25-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-25-03 apply to?

AD 98-25-03 applies to Cessna. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-25-03

one-time

Official AD 98-25-03 · FR doc 98-32044 · 1998-12-03 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172R airplanes that are not equipped with an autopilot. This AD requires inspecting the right wing for an incorrectly routed, frayed, or damaged aileron control cable, and re-routing any incorrectly routed cable or replacing any frayed or damaged cable. The AD also requires reporting any incorrectly routed, frayed, or damaged cable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This AD is the result of a report of an incorrectly routed aileron control cable in the right wing of an airplane of the same type design to those affected by this AD. The cable was routed over the aileron auto pilot actuator pulley and the cable was rubbing on the cable guard. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of aileron control caused by a damaged or frayed aileron control cable, which could result in loss of directional control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 98-25-03 applies to

MakesCessna

Boilerplate applicability only; the specific model/serial-number list precedes this excerpt and is not included. Requires inspecting the right wing for an incorrectly routed, frayed, or damaged aileron control cable per Cessna Service Bulletin SB98-27-05, with re-routing/replacement and a reporting requirement if a defect is found, to prevent loss of aileron and directional control.

Whether AD 98-25-03 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 98-25-03 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.