Federal Aviation Administration

Airworthiness Directives Manual (Federal Aviation Administration)

Airworthiness Directives (ADs) are substantive regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. ADs are issued when (1) an unsafe condition exists in the product (i.e., aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance), and (2) the condition is likely to exist or develop in otherproducts of the same type design. Once an AD is issued, no person may operate a product to which the AD applies except in accordance with the requirements of that AD.