What the FAA has ordered
An airworthiness directive is an order: when the FAA finds an unsafe condition in a design, it tells the owners of every aircraft, engine or propeller of that design what to inspect, repair or replace, and by when. 20,218 are on file, 291 of them issued as emergencies, 310 so far this year. Each one here is linked to the model families and engine series it names, with the number of aircraft on the register today.
413 orders from 2002 newest first
| Order | In force | Applies to | What it is about | System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-23-18 | 2002-12-31 | The Boeing Company MD-11, MD-11F | Rockwell Collins LRA-900 radio altimeters | Flight controls |
| 2002-23-17 | 2002-12-31 | The Boeing Company MD-90-30 | Electrical Wiring Installations | Electrical power |
| 2002-23-14 | 2002-12-31 | Pratt & Whitney Division, Pratt & Whitney Division JT8D-209, JT8D-217, JT8D-217A, JT8D-217C and 1 more | High Pressure Compressor (HPC) Front Hubs | Engine |
| 2002-23-13 | 2002-12-31 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. PT6A-11, PT6A-110, PT6A-112, PT6A-11AG and 19 more | Turbine Exhaust Ducts | Engine |
| 2002-22-17 | 2002-12-31 | Cessna Aircraft Company 208, 208B | Inboard forward flap bellcranks | Flight controls |
| 2002-23-09 | 2002-12-30 | MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH MTV-3, MTV-9-B | Torx Head Blade Root Lag Screws | Propeller |
| 2002-13-09 | 2002-12-30 | Pratt & Whitney Division, Pratt & Whitney Division JT8D-209, JT8D-217, JT8D-217A, JT8D-217C and 1 more | Rotating engine parts | Engine |
| 2002-23-05 | 2002-12-26 | Cessna Aircraft Company 750 | Circuit Breakers for the Auxiliary Hydraulic Pump System and the King KHF 950 High Frequency Communication System(s) | Heating, ice protection and utility systems |
| 2002-23-03 | 2002-12-26 | MD Helicopters, Inc. MD900 | Longitudinal Drive Link and Nonrotating Swashplate Assemblies | Rotorcraft systems |
| 2002-23-02 | 2002-12-26 | General Electric Company CF34-8C1 | Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) - Critical Life-Limited Parts | Engine |
| 2002-22-13 | 2002-12-20 | Bombardier Inc., Textron Aviation Inc. CL-600-2B16 (CL-604), CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series... and 1 more | Flight management computers (FMC) | Instruments and avionics |
| 2002-22-04 | 2002-12-20 | Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Stemme S10-VT | Engine compartment fuel | Engine |
| 2002-22-03 | 2002-12-20 | Pilatus Aircraft Limited PC-7 | Main Landing Gear Front Attachment Brackets | Landing gear |
| 2002-22-02 | 2002-12-20 | B-N Group Ltd. BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-20 and 16 more | Engine Mount Bracket | Engine |
| 2002-24-06 | 2002-12-18 | Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, Rolls-Royce... TAY 620-15, TAY 650-15 | Low pressure (LP) fuel tubes | Engine |
| 2002-24-05 | 2002-12-18 | The Boeing Company 727 Series (all) | Upper chord | Airframe structure |
| 2002-20-08 | 2002-12-18 | British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Jetstream 3201 | Fuel quantity indication system | Fuel system |
| 2002-23-10 | 2002-12-17 | Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. P-180 | First Outboard Flap Control Rod and the Bleed Air Duct | Flight controls |
| 2002-22-16 | 2002-12-17 | Airbus Helicopters AS355N | Exhaust pip ejector | Engine |
| 2002-22-15 | 2002-12-17 | Airbus Helicopters EC 155B | Locking pins | Rotorcraft systems |
| 2002-21-11 | 2002-12-17 | Extra Flugzeugproduktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH EA-300S | Horizontal stabilizer | Airframe structure |
| 2002-23-08 | 2002-12-16 | Rolls-Royce plc RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, RB211-535E4-B-75 | Low Pressure (LP) Turbine Stage 2 Discs | Engine |
| 2002-22-14 | 2002-12-13 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B and 3 more | Main rotor tension-torsion (TT) straps | Rotorcraft systems |
| 2002-22-12 | 2002-12-13 | BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, The Boeing Company ATP, Avro 146-RJ100A, Avro 146-RJ70A, Avro 146-RJ85A and 121 more | Titeflex hoses | Other and general |
| 2002-22-11 | 2002-12-13 | Turbomeca S.A., Turbomeca S.A. Artouste IIIB, Artouste IIIB1, Artouste IIID | Injection wheel | Engine |
| 2002-22-01 | 2002-12-13 | Zlin Aircraft a.s. Z-143L, Z-242L | Engine secondary vent line | Engine |
| 2002-23-16 | 2002-12-11 | The Boeing Company MD-90-30 | Chart holder assembly | Landing gear |
| 2002-23-15 | 2002-12-11 | The Boeing Company 747-100 Series, 747-200B Series, 747-200C Series, 747-200F Series and 4 more | Lower lobe panel | Airframe structure |
| 94-20-04 R1 | 2002-12-10 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation C35, D35, E35, F35 and 11 more | V-tail | Airframe structure |
| 2002-21-13 | 2002-12-10 | Textron Aviation Inc. 35, 35R, A35, B35 | V-tail | Airframe structure |
| 2002-21-08 | 2002-12-06 | Pilatus Aircraft Limited, Pilatus Aircraft Limited PC-6 | Aileron assembly | Flight controls |
| 2002-23-01 | 2002-11-29 | Gulfstream Aerospace LP Galaxy, Gulfstream 200 | Forward engine cross spar assembly | Engine |
| 2002-21-17 | 2002-11-29 | Pratt & Whitney Division JT8D-209, JT8D-217, JT8D-217A, JT8D-217C and 1 more | Fan duct and fan exit guide vane | Engine |
| 2002-21-14 | 2002-11-29 | The Boeing Company 757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series, 757-300 Series | Escape slide | Engine |
| 2002-21-09 | 2002-11-29 | The Boeing Company DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13, DC-9-14 and 14 more | Cockpit enclosure window sill | Airframe structure |
| 2002-21-01 | 2002-11-27 | Airbus SAS, BAE Systems (Operations) Limited A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114 and 65 more | Electrical terminal contact pins | Electrical power |
| 2002-21-15 | 2002-11-26 | Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-1, TPE331-2, TPE331-2UA, TPE331-3U and 8 more | Second stage turbine stator inner seal support | Engine |
| 2002-21-12 | 2002-11-26 | Agusta S.p.A. A109E | Main transmission assembly | Rotorcraft systems |
| 2002-21-07 | 2002-11-25 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-76A, S-76B, S-76C | Main rotor spindle attachment bolt | Rotorcraft systems |
| 2002-22-10 | 2002-11-21 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 407 | Horizontal stabilizer slat (slat) | Airframe structure |
| 2002-22-09 | 2002-11-21 | Airbus Helicopters AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1 | Multi-purpose air intake | Other and general |
| 2002-23-06 | 2002-11-19 | Textron Lycoming, AVCO Corporation, Lycoming Engines AEIO-540, AEIO-540-D4A5, AEIO-540-D4B5, AEIO-540-D4C5 and 45 more | Crankshaft gear retaining bolts | Engine |
| 2002-22-08 | 2002-11-19 | Hartzell Propeller, Inc. HD-E6C-3 | Propeller hubs | Propeller |
| 2002-22-06 | 2002-11-18 | Honeywell International Inc. ALF502R-3, ALF502R-3A, ALF502R-4, ALF502R-5 and 3 more | Combustion chamber liner assembly | Engine |
| 2002-20-04 | 2002-11-18 | SOCATA TB 21 | Exhaust system | Engine |
| 2002-22-05 | 2002-11-15 | The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company 737-100 Series, 737-200 Series, 737-200C Series, 737-300 Series and 2 more | Outboard mid-flap | Flight controls |
| 2002-19-10 | 2002-11-15 | Air Tractor, Inc., Air Tractor, Inc. AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-602 and 2 more | Upper longeron and upper diagonal tube | Airframe structure |
| 2002-22-07 | 2002-11-14 | The Boeing Company 767 Series (all) | Inboard main flap | Flight controls |
| 2002-21-10 | 2002-11-12 | Pratt & Whitney Division PW4050, PW4052, PW4056, PW4060 and 11 more | High pressure compressor (HPC) | Engine |
| 2002-20-09 | 2002-11-12 | Bombardier Inc., Cessna Aircraft Company CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), 525, 525A, Mystere-Falcon 20 - F5 and 4 more | Adaptive flight display units | Instruments and avionics |
Source: FAA airworthiness directives (final rules and emergency directives) from the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System, as of November 9, 2026. The FAA's text is the authority; this site adds the links to models, engines and the register. Related: aircraft systems · type certificates.