Doing a Quick AD Search
The AD Toolbox makes it easy to quickly lookup an AD and its applicability
Sometimes you may want to lookup an AD quickly and double check its applicability. To do so, simply navigate to the "Single AD Search" category on the lefthand side navigation menu and search by AD number or keyword.
Note: do not build an AD report searching for ADs one at a time! We strongly recommend users build AD Reports directly from their aircraft profiles to ensure they see all their applicable ADs in one place.
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For example, we had a customer call in asking why they couldn't see AD 20-26-16 ("Wing Separation by Main Spar Cap Fatigue Cracking") for their PA-28-180. This AD has caused a lot of confusion among Piper owners. We looked up the AD using the single AD search, by AD Number as follows:
If you click on the little airplane icon this will drop down all applicable models:
Note that the AD applies to the PA-28R-180 ("Romeo") model BUT NOT the PA-28-180 - these are different airplane models and designs and the AD applies to only those models with heavier fatigue variants. [Note: the AD that applies to the PA-28-180 is 2020-24-05, "Main Wing Spar Corrosion". Searching for that AD in our system you would see it here, with their model listed below: