Is AD 2008-18-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-18-05 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2008-18-05 apply to?

AD 2008-18-05 applies to Mcdonnell Douglas — models 717-200, 717. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-18-05

one-time

Official AD 2008-18-05 · FR doc E8-19721 · 2008-09-08 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the drive assembly of the aft elevator standby loop of the elevator standby cable system for interference between the clevis and bolt of the bellcrank assembly, correct orientation of the pull-pull cable clevis bolt, and excessive freeplay of the bellcrank assembly bearing, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also requires modifying the pull-pull cable clevis in the drive assembly of the aft elevator standby loop for certain airplanes. This AD results from a report of an aborted takeoff due to a control column disconnect. We are issuing this AD to prevent binding of the bolt that connects the cable 264A clevis to the bellcrank assembly against the adjacent (upper) clevis of the pull-pull cable assembly. This binding condition could result in slow airplane rotation or a control column disconnect during takeoff and a runway excursion if takeoff must be aborted.

Which aircraft AD 2008-18-05 applies to

MakesMcdonnell Douglas

Models717-200, 717

Applies to airplanes as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 717-27A0039, dated December 6, 2007.

Whether AD 2008-18-05 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 2008-18-05 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.