14 CFR 39.5
§ 39.5 When does FAA issue airworthiness directives?
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 39.5, § 39.5 When does FAA issue airworthiness directives?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55251
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FAA issues an airworthiness directive addressing a product when we find that:
(a) An unsafe condition exists in the product; and
(b) The condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.