Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-14

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Official AD 2009-07-14 · FR doc E9-7412 · 2009-04-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 40 and DA 40F Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

Which aircraft AD 2009-07-14 applies to

MakesDiamond Aircraft Industries Inc.
ModelsDA 40F, DA 40
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 40.377–40.377, 40.420–40.420, 40.422–40.422, 40.644–40.693, 40.695–40.842, 40.844–40.844, 40.846–40.887, 40.889–40.912, 40.915–40.917, 40.919–40.929, 40.931–40.931, 40.932–40.932, 40.934–40.940, 40.944–40.949, 40.951–40.953, 40.955–40.957, 40.961–40.961, 40.964–40.964, 40.971–40.971, 40.FC007–40.FC029.

Addresses voids in the adhesive joint between the main spar caps and upper wing skins found on wings manufactured by Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. in Canada; requires inspection per MSB-40-060/MSB-F4-016, reporting of findings, and repair of voids exceeding inspection criteria.

Whether AD 2009-07-14 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 2009-07-14 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.