Boeing MD-90-30 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

2 Boeing MD-90-30s 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
2
Applicable ADs
12
Recurring
6
Serial-conditional
82

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Boeing MD-90-30

  • one-time
    AD 2026-13205 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2026-06-30

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 707, 717, and 727 airplanes; Model DC-8, DC-9, and DC-10 airplanes; Model MD-10 and MD-11 airplanes; Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplan…

  • one-time
    AD 2023-13155 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2023-06-21

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-09- 18, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 707, 717, and 727 airplanes; Model DC-8, DC-9, and DC-10 airplanes; Model MD-10 and MD-11 airplanes; Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC- 9-87 (M…

  • recurring
    AD 2019-27465 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2019-12-20

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports indicating that certain center wing stringers and skins are potentially susceptible to cracking. This AD requires repetitive eddy current, l…

  • recurring
    AD 2017-10252 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2017-05-23

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of cracking in a horizontal stabilizer rear spar cap. This AD requires repetitive inspections for any crack in the left and right side horizont…

  • one-time
    AD 2016-30279 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2016-12-29

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of stick shaker activation at airspeeds that were above the stall protection system's stick shaker schedule. This AD requires installing angle-o…

  • one-time
    AD 2016-26629 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2016-11-04

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD requires a detailed inspection of the forward and aft surfaces on the left and right sides at the cant station 1520 bulkhead for any crack in the upper cap and (cap) do…

  • one-time
    AD 2014-30131 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2014-12-24

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-11-07 and AD 99-18-23, which apply to all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. AD 97-11-07 and AD 99-18-23 required revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to i…

  • recurring
    AD 2014-28145 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2014-12-09

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks emanating from the aft-most barrel nut holes of the left and right upper rear spar caps of the horizontal stabilizer. This AD requires…

  • recurring
    AD 2012-26483 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes · 2012-10-31

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks of the wing rear spar lower cap at the outboard flap, inboard drive hinge at station Xrs=164.000. This AD requires repetitive eddy cur…

  • recurring
    AD 2011-6249 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 Airplanes · 2011-03-22

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the left and right upper center skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer, and corrective action if necessary. This AD was prompted by a report…

  • one-time
    AD 2011-2428 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 Airplanes · 2011-02-07

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires installing new fire handle shutoff system wiring. This AD was prompted by a possible latent failure in the fire handle shutoff relay circuit due to a lack of separation between engi…

  • recurring
    AD 2010-32993 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 Airplanes · 2011-01-05

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive high frequency eddy current inspections for cracking on the hinge bearing lugs of the left and right sides of the center section ribs of the horizontal stabilizer, and re…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 82 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 MD-90-30

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.