AD compliance status
ATR 72 Airworthiness Directive status records review
This review works through an ATR 72 AD status list and confirms each line is applicable, accomplished, and evidenced by the record it claims. It is run for a lessor, operator, or manager who needs the AD position to hold before a transaction, an audit, or a program transfer. The work checks applicability against the effectivity, the accomplishment evidence behind each closed directive, and the method of compliance recorded. You receive an exception list of AD lines that do not stand up, a map to the supporting evidence, and a closure plan scoped to this turboprop serial number.
When this review is needed
- An ATR 72 is being sold or leased and the buyer's team will test the AD status against the evidence behind it.
- The aircraft is moving between operators and the receiving side must confirm the AD position before induction.
- A recent status list was generated from a tracking system and no one has checked it against accomplishment records.
- An AD with a recurring inspection interval is approaching its next threshold and its compliance basis is unclear.
The problem
An AD status list is generated from a tracking system, and the system only knows what was keyed into it. A directive shown as complied may lack the work pack that proves accomplishment, a recurring AD may be tracked on the wrong interval, and an applicability call may not match the ATR 72's specific configuration. The list looks authoritative, but the evidence behind each line is what a buyer or auditor actually tests, and that evidence is often thinner than the summary suggests.
What gets reviewed
- Applicability of each directive against the ATR 72's effectivity and configuration
- Accomplishment evidence behind every AD shown as complied
- Method of compliance recorded and consistent with the directive's terms
- Recurring AD intervals and the next-due thresholds tracked against them
- Superseded and open directives reconciled so the list reflects the current picture
- Terminating action credit claimed against the modification that supports it
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What gets validated
- Each AD marked complied is supported by a work pack or logbook entry showing accomplishment
- Applicability calls match the ATR 72's effectivity break, not a generic type applicability
- Recurring inspection intervals are tracked correctly and the next-due figure is consistent with utilization
- Method of compliance recorded matches an option the directive actually permits
- Terminating action taken as credit is evidenced by the modification embodiment behind it
Evidence normally required
- The current AD status list for the serial number
- Accomplishment records, work packs, and logbook entries for closed directives
- The applicable AD list for the ATR 72 effectivity
- Modification records supporting any terminating actions claimed
- Utilization figures for computing recurring next-due thresholds
Common discrepancies
- An AD shown complied with no accomplishment record behind the status line
- A recurring inspection tracked on an interval that does not match the directive
- An applicability call that does not fit this ATR 72's effectivity break
- Terminating action credited without the modification embodiment to support it
What is at stake
An AD line that cannot be evidenced forces a conservative assumption: the directive is treated as open until proof appears, which can ground the aircraft or reprice the deal. A recurring inspection tracked on the wrong interval can run past its threshold before anyone notices. Reconstructing accomplishment evidence for an older ATR 72 after the accomplishing shop has moved on is slow and sometimes impossible.
Move from findings to resolution
Move from findings to a documented resolution path.
How the work runs
Set applicability
Confirm which directives apply to this ATR 72's effectivity and configuration.
Trace accomplishment
Match each complied AD to the work pack or logbook entry that proves it.
Check recurring intervals
Verify recurring thresholds and next-due figures against utilization and the directive terms.
Plan the closures
List unevidenced and mistracked directives and sequence their correction.
What the buyer receives
- An exception list of AD lines lacking evidence, applicability support, or correct interval
- A source map linking each closed directive to its accomplishment evidence
- A closure plan sequencing the unevidenced and mistracked directives
Who uses the output
- Asset managers pricing the aircraft against a verified AD position
- Continuing-airworthiness teams inducting the aircraft under a new program
- Records teams closing unevidenced AD lines before the next transaction or audit
How the work fits into the transaction or program
AD status is one of the first positions a counterparty tests, and everything from redelivery to induction rests on it holding. This review confirms the position against source before that scrutiny arrives, and its closure plan drives the evidence recovery and interval corrections that have to finish before the status can be relied on.
Aircraft-specific considerations
The ATR 72 AD picture leans heavily on propeller, landing-gear, and corrosion-related directives that a narrowbody review would not weight the same way, and several carry recurring inspection intervals that are easy to mistrack. Regional operation drives high cycle accumulation, so recurring thresholds arrive quickly, and terminating-action modifications are a frequent source of credit claimed without the embodiment evidence attached.
Jurisdiction-specific considerations
An ATR 72 crossing between the FAA and EASA systems carries directives issued by different authorities against the same type, so the review reconciles the AD list to the applicable set for the register the aircraft is moving to and flags directives that apply on one side but not the other.
Regulatory limits
This work confirms that the AD status list is applicable, evidenced, and correctly tracked against source records. It does not accomplish any directive, make an airworthiness determination, or grant compliance credit on an authority's behalf.
What this review does not cover
- Accomplishing or re-accomplishing any Airworthiness Directive
- Physical inspection or return-to-service of the aircraft
- Any airworthiness determination on the AD position
Specific to this review
- An AD status list inherits whatever was keyed into the tracking system, so a clean summary can still hide a missing work pack.
- ATR 72 recurring inspections are frequently propeller and corrosion related, and a wrong interval can run past threshold quietly.
- Terminating-action credit is only as good as the modification embodiment behind it, which is a common evidence gap on older airframes.
Sources
U.S. Government (eCFR). The legal basis for issuing and enforcing Airworthiness Directives on U.S.-registered products.
U.S. Government (eCFR). Records an owner or operator must keep, including total time in service, current status of life-limited parts, and AD compliance.
European Union / EASA. Continuing airworthiness, maintenance records, CAMO responsibilities, and the airworthiness review process in the EASA system.
Frequently asked questions
The tracking system shows full AD compliance. Why review it?
The tracking system reports what was entered, not what can be evidenced. This review tests each complied line against the accomplishment record and the applicability, which is what a buyer or auditor will do, so gaps surface before they cost you.
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