How to research AD/SB history

As the newly minted MOSAIC light sport future inspector of my non-builder-owner RV, I'd like to check the SB and AD that may be applicable to my airplane.

- the airframe
- any "certified" components that may be in it
- the Experimental O-320 individual components (carb, cylinders, accessories, etc)
- avionics

The log books have certain AD/SB listed as done, and as part of the pre-buy I had the logs reviewed by an A&P/IA/DAR/experienced builder. I think at the very least I need to find if there is anything new since the purchase date.

Is there a method to do this in a structured way?
Do I need to go through each of the FAA bi-weekly AD reports, Van's SBs, Dynon's SBs, Lycoming/Superior, Marvel-Schebler, anything else? Trying to figure out where to start.

ve0kog said:

The log books have certain AD/SB listed as done, and as part of the pre-buy I had the logs reviewed by an A&P/IA/DAR/experienced builder. I think at the very least I need to find if there is anything new since the purchase date.

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You can locate the airframe SB HERE.

Amadeus said:

You can locate the airframe SB HERE.

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Thank you for pointing to the SB repo. I have a better understanding now how to do the inspection workflow.

Currently reviewing 29 SBs for the RV9. Many of them were issued prior to the build date and the *assumption* is that they are complied with, but I'm double checking just in case.

Also built a full EAB inspection/maintenance tracking tool (60k+ lines of code) to keep everything organized. It ingests the Van's SB CSV file applicable to the RV model being inspected, among other things.

Will probably post separately about it (working with Delta Romeo to make sure I don't break forum rules)

In the past had an A&P friend look up Lycoming SB/AD for me. Apparently they have different software where he works and now he can't. I am interested in this thread as well, especially the engine SB/ADs.

Paul 5r4 said:

In the past had an A&P friend look up Lycoming SB/AD for me. Apparently they have different software where he works and now he can't. I am interested in this thread as well, especially the engine SB/ADs.

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I have not yet looked on how to import the ADs. Right now it is a manual process:

- catalog all type certified equipment installed in your aircraft
- research ADs for each component at the respective manufacturer's site.
- enter applicable ADs manually into the tool for future tracking

If there is any machine readable feed out there for the big boys ADs I'd be happy to add auto import.

Van's made this easy with SBs by providing a CSV export file on their site.

Lyco was one of the most difficult and I doubt I got them all. The other manufactures were pretty easy.

Just for fun I asked AI. My prompt was "please list all ADs and SBs for a Van's RV-6A with a lycoming o-360, catto 3 blade prop, and lightspeed plasma II ignition."

it gave me a really nice list, grouped by ADs for the engine (if your's is certificated), then SB's grouped by manufacturer.

In this case I used Gemini. Other models, other results. Overall a good start...

the ground truth for ADs appears to be the FAA DRS. I see several projects out there attempting to index the data. It's an ugly monster from the quick look

love this warning from the FAA
"ATTENTION: Documents may not be accessible at this time due to an intermittent issue. Our support team is actively working to resolve the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience."

Perfect timing on your ask…WINGS program coming up on 17 June.

Not to be confused with ADS-B...