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How Much Time Is There To Comply With ADs

CannibalZ3 From United States of America, joined May 2001, 391 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 8 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 1221 times:

Does anyone know what the required time frame is to comply with Airworthiness Directives? Are there any forms of ADs that can automatically ground an entire type of aircraft?
Regards,
Zach

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PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 11
Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1211 times:

>>Does anyone know what the required time frame is to comply with Airworthiness Directives?<<

It depends, some deadlines may be 2 years from now others may be 2 months now, it all depends. But the FAA usually gives enough time to get it done.

>>Are there any forms of ADs that can automatically ground an entire type of aircraft?<<

Yes, if you miss the deadline, the FAA can ( and probably will) ground the plane for maintenance and take it out of revenue service until it is fixed.

BUT, you can still fly the plane sometimes. Say you miss the deadline but you need to fly the plane somewhere else to complete the maintenance. The FAA will usually grant you waiver for some pilots to fly it there.

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Ralgha From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 1614 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1203 times:

Any aircraft that has an AD which has not been complied with in the required time period is un-airworthy, i.e. "grounded". However, there are waivers to allow the aircraft to be flown to a point where it will have the AD fixed. Big thumbs up