Cessna 525 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

445 Cessna 525s 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
445
Applicable ADs
3
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
18

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Cessna 525

  • one-time
    AD 05-16530 — Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 525, 525A, and 525B Airplanes · 2005-08-23

    The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 525, 525A, and 525B airplanes. This AD requires you to install identification sleeves on the wiring for both engine fire extinguisher bottles. This AD results from reports of…

  • one-time
    AD 04-15666 — Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525 Airplanes · 2004-07-13

    The FAA supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-21-07, which applies to certain The Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 525 airplanes. AD 2003-21-07 currently requires you to disengage the pitch trim circuit breaker and AP servo circuit breaker and then tie strap each of …

  • one-time
    AD 03-26276 — Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525 Airplanes · 2003-10-21

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 525 airplanes. This AD requires you to disengage the pitch trim circuit breaker and AP servo circuit breaker and then tie strap each of them to prevent them from being en…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 18 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

Known trouble spots on the 525

Propeller blade / hub AD & overhaul currencymedium

Many Hartzell and McCauley constant-speed props carry blade-shank or hub ADs plus a calendar/hours overhaul interval; blade corrosion and hub grease leaks are common findings. Confirm the prop AD status and last overhaul against the interval.

Citation landing-gear & thrust-reverser recordsmedium

On Citation-family jets verify landing-gear overhaul currency and, where fitted, thrust-reverser/attenuator inspection compliance, plus the engine program status. These are the recurring high-cost inherited items.

The records checklist for a Cessna 525

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.
Run a verified records report on your 525

Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.

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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.