Mooney M-18L — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
23 Mooney M-18Ls 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.
Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Mooney M-18L
- one-timeAD 79-18-07 — Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Mite Models M-18L, M-18C, M-18LA, and M-18C55 · 1979-01-01
- one-timeAD 53-24-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Model M-18L Aircraft · 1953-01-01
- one-timeAD 50-01-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Model M-18L Aircraft · 1950-01-01
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 5 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 M-18L
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 Mooney M-18L
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.
Look up a tail number →or see the free AD listApplicability 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.