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Short SD3-30 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

4 Short SD3-30s 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
4
Applicable ADs
18
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
62

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Short SD3-30

  • one-time
    AD 2011-30 — Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers PLC Model SD3 Airplanes · 2011-01-12

    We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an airworthiness authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on…

  • one-time
    AD 92-27-17 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, PLC Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1992-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 91-18-13 — Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers, PLC Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1991-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 89-07-03 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, PLC Model SD3-30 Series Airplanes · 1989-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 87-24-12 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1987-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 87-04-18 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1987-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 86-18-08 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Models SD3-30 and SD3-60 Airplanes · 1986-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 86-07-04 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, LTD. Models SD3-30 and SD3-60 Airplanes · 1986-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 86-08-01 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, LTD. Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1986-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 83-07-04 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; Short Model SC-7 Series 3 Airplanes · 1983-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 82-22-04 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1982-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 81-14-04 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Series Airplanes · 1981-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 81-04-11 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1981-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 80-15-07 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Series Airplanes · 1980-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 79-19-04 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1979-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 78-11-10 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1978-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 78-12-10 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1978-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 78-12-01 R1 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED Model SD3-30 Airplanes · 1978-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 62 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 Short SD3-30

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.