Is AD 2008-03-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-03-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-03-02 apply to?

AD 2008-03-02 applies to Cessna — models 172R, 172S, 172. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-03-02

one-time

Official AD 2008-03-02 · FR doc E8-1460 · 2008-01-31 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R and 172S Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 172R and 172S airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the fuel return line assembly for chafing; replace the fuel return line assembly if chafing is found; and inspect the clearance between the fuel return line assembly and both the right steering tube assembly and the airplane structure, adjusting as necessary. This AD results from reports of chafed fuel return line assemblies, which were caused by the fuel return line assembly rubbing against the right steering tube assembly during full rudder pedal actuation. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct chafing of the fuel return line assembly, which could result in fuel leaking under the floor and fuel vapors entering the cabin. This condition could lead to fire under the floor or in the cabin area.

Which aircraft AD 2008-03-02 applies to

MakesCessna

Models172R, 172S, 172

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 17281188–17281390, 172S9491–172S10489.

Reports of chafed fuel return line assemblies caused by rubbing against the right steering tube assembly during full rudder pedal actuation; could result in fuel leaking under the cabin floor and fuel vapors entering the cabin, potentially causing fire.

Whether AD 2008-03-02 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 2008-03-02 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.