Vans RV-10A — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
9 Vans RV-10As 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 Vans RV-10A
No airframe ADs resolved for this model from the directive corpus — engine and propeller ADs still depend on the specific engine installed.
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.
Known trouble spots on the RV-10A
The nose gear leg on tricycle-gear RVs can bend or dig in on soft, wet, or unimproved surfaces, leading to prop strikes and flip-overs — one of the most common RV accident patterns. Most owners fit a reinforcement (Anti-Splat Aero 'nose job', a heavier fork, or the Van's WD-1210 update).
The records checklist for a Vans RV-10A
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.