How many Airworthiness Directives apply to the Republic RC-3?

24 airframe ADs apply to the Republic RC-3, of which 0 are recurring. Compliance and next-due dates depend on the individual aircraft's logbooks.

What should I check in a Republic RC-3'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.

Republic RC-3 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

122 Republic RC-3s 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

122

Applicable ADs

Recurring

Serial-conditional

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Republic RC-3

one-time
AD 53-23-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1953-01-01
one-time
AD 49-03-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1949-01-01
one-time
AD 49-31-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Airplanes · 1949-01-01
one-time
AD 48-11-04 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1948-01-01
one-time
AD 48-01-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1948-01-01
one-time
AD 47-47-10 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-51-08 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-12 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-14 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-21 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-18 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-13 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-19 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-22 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-47-11 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-11 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-16 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-23 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-15 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-47-14 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-17 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-47-13 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-47-12 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
one-time
AD 47-21-20 — Airworthiness Directives; Republic Model RC-3 Aircraft · 1947-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 1 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 Republic RC-3

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 RC-3

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.