How many Airworthiness Directives apply to the Cessna T-50?

10 airframe ADs apply to the Cessna T-50, of which 0 are recurring. Compliance and next-due dates depend on the individual aircraft's logbooks.

What should I check in a Cessna T-50's records before buying?

AD compliance, a continuous annual/100-hr inspection history, service bulletins, life-limited parts, Form 337 alterations, equipment inspections (ELT/transponder/altimeter), and damage history.

Cessna T-50 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

36 Cessna T-50s 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

Applicable ADs

Recurring

Serial-conditional

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Cessna T-50

one-time
AD 56-21-02 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1956-01-01
one-time
AD 53-18-01 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1953-01-01
one-time
AD 53-06-01 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1953-01-01
one-time
AD 51-25-01 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1951-01-01
one-time
AD 51-18-01 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1951-01-01
one-time
AD 47-30-02 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-30-04 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 46-01-01 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1946-01-01
one-time
AD 46-46-03 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1946-01-01
one-time
AD 46-01-02 — Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Model T-50 Airplanes · 1946-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 3 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 T-50

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.

The records checklist for a Cessna T-50

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 T-50

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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Related Cessna models

Cessna 172M Cessna 172N Cessna 182P Cessna 172S Cessna 172 Cessna 152 Cessna 140 Cessna 182Q

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.