Is AD 2008-02-18 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-02-18 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-02-18 apply to?

AD 2008-02-18 applies to Cessna — models 172, 172A, 172B, 172C, 172D, 172E, 172F, 172G. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-02-18

one-time

Official AD 2008-02-18 · FR doc E8-1130 · 2008-01-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172 and 182 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company 172 series airplanes with the BRS-172 Parachute System installed via Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA01679CH and Cessna Aircraft Company 182 series airplanes that are equipped with the BRS-182 Parachute System installed via STC No. SA01999CH. This AD requires you to replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws for the BRS-172 and BRS-182 Parachute System. This AD results from notification by Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BRS) that the pick-up collar assembly may prematurely move off the launch tube and adversely affect rocket trajectory during deployment. We are issuing this AD to prevent premature separation of the collar, which could result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy.

Which aircraft AD 2008-02-18 applies to

MakesCessna

Models172, 172A, 172B, 172C, 172D, 172E, 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172K, 172L, 172M, 172N, 172P, 172Q, 172R, 172S, R172J, R172K, 182G, 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, 182R, 182S, 182T, T182, T182T, 182

Applies only to airplanes equipped with BRS-172 Parachute System (installed via STC SA01679CH) or BRS-182 Parachute System (installed via STC SA01999CH), all serial numbers. Pick-up collar assembly may prematurely move off the launch tube and adversely affect rocket trajectory during deployment, risking parachute deployment failure.

Whether AD 2008-02-18 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 2008-02-18 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.