Boeing 737-8 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

590 Boeing 737-8s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
590
Applicable ADs
20
Recurring
5
Serial-conditional
53

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Boeing 737-8

  • one-time
    AD 2026-14090 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2026-07-13

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2026-13- 05, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. AD 2026-13-05 required revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with operating procedures (non-…

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    AD 2026-13241 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2026-07-01

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2026-04- 05, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. AD 2026-04-05 required revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with operating procedures (non-…

  • one-time
    AD 2026-13208 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2026-06-30

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. This AD was prompted by the determination that radio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference f…

  • one-time
    AD 2026-03615 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2026-02-24

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of in-flight events of excessive cabin and flight deck temperatures that could not be controlled by the flightcrew using e…

  • one-time
    AD 2025-22629 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2025-12-12

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-09- 04, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, - 700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, and certain Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes. AD 2023-09-04 required inspecting all escape slide assembli…

  • one-time
    AD 2024-15229 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2024-07-10

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes and Model 737-700, -800, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of passenger service unit (PSU) oxygen generators shifting o…

  • one-time
    AD 2023-13152 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2023-06-21

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-03- 20, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. AD 2022-03-20 required revising the limitations and operating procedures sections of the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to i…

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    AD 2023-06364 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2023-03-27

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, -8200, and -9 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that certain engine anti-ice (EAI) exhaust duct fasteners were inadequately torqued. This AD requires an inspection …

  • recurring
    AD 2022-27805 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2022-12-22

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-14- 20, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737 airplanes. AD 2021-14-20 required repetitive functional tests of the cabin altitude pressure switches, and on-condition actions, including replacement, if necessary.…

  • one-time
    AD 2022-10178 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2022-05-12

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-14- 13, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, - 700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. AD 2017-14-13 required a torque check of the screws in the cover assembly of the heel rest for both t…

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    AD 2022-01995 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2022-01-31

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that radio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference fro…

  • recurring
    AD 2021-15391 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2021-07-20

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of latent failures of the cabin altitude pressure switches. This AD requires repetitive functional tests of the pressure switches, and on- condit…

  • one-time
    AD 2021-08213 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2021-04-21

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-07- 09, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-700, -700C, - 800, and -900ER series airplanes, Model 747-400F series airplanes, and Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. AD 2013-07-09 required a general vi…

  • one-time
    AD 2020-00580 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2020-01-16

    The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. As published, the service information reference specified in a certain paragr…

  • one-time
    AD R1-2018-26365 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2018-12-11

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these airplanes. This AD requires revising certificate limitations and operating procedures …

  • one-time
    AD 2018-26365 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2018-12-06

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these airplanes. This AD requires revising certificate limitations and operating procedures …

  • recurring
    AD 2013-10657 — Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes · 2013-05-14

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of two in-service occurrences on Model 737-400 airplanes of total loss of boost pump pressure of the fuel feed system, fol…

  • recurring
    AD 2010-33003 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes · 2011-01-05

    We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections for discrepancies of the fuse pins of the inboard and outboard midspar fittings of the nacelle strut, and corrective actions if necessary. …

  • recurring
    AD E9-26581 — Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes · 2009-11-09

    The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires inspecting to determine if certain carriage spindles are installed, repetitive inspections for corrosion a…

  • one-time
    AD 90-12-11 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 727, 737, and 757 Series Airplanes · 1990-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 53 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

The records checklist for a Boeing 737-8

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.