How many Airworthiness Directives apply to the Short SD3-60?

20 airframe ADs apply to the Short SD3-60, of which 0 are recurring. Compliance and next-due dates depend on the individual aircraft's logbooks.

What should I check in a Short SD3-60'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.

Short SD3-60 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

26 Short SD3-60s 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 Short SD3-60

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 E9-19181 — Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Airplanes · 2009-08-12
We are revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation pro…
one-time
AD 93-01-12 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, PLC Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1993-01-01
one-time
AD 93-16-05 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, PLC Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1993-01-01
one-time
AD 93-02-03 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS, PLC Model SD3-60 and SD3-SHERPA Series Airplanes · 1993-01-01
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 92-02-16 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS Model 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 91-11-11 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1991-01-01
one-time
AD 90-15-07 — Airworthiness Directives; REGULATORY TEXT: 90-15-07 SHORT BROTHERS, PLC: Amendment 39-6661. Docket No. 90-NM-137-AD. Applicability: Model SD3-60 series airp · 1990-01-01
one-time
AD 89-02-11 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1989-01-01
one-time
AD 88-01-11 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1988-01-01
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 87-17-09 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes · 1987-01-01
one-time
AD 87-24-13 — Airworthiness Directives; SHORT BROTHERS PLC Model SD3-60 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 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 68 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 SD3-60

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 SD3-60

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 list

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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.