2026-18-04 Recurring
final ruleAirworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
Unsafe Condition: unsafe condition on these products.
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FAA ADs issued by year
- Annual AD count
- Trailing five-year average
- Current partial year
Peak: 2000, 568 ADs 2026 partial: 228 ADs through Sep 11, 2026
Annual counts table
| Year | ADs |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 |
| 1942 | 0 |
| 1943 | 2 |
| 1944 | 3 |
| 1945 | 1 |
| 1946 | 66 |
| 1947 | 243 |
| 1948 | 99 |
| 1949 | 54 |
| 1950 | 43 |
| 1951 | 54 |
| 1952 | 58 |
| 1953 | 37 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1955 | 46 |
| 1956 | 53 |
| 1957 | 53 |
| 1958 | 71 |
| 1959 | 90 |
| 1960 | 96 |
| 1961 | 81 |
| 1962 | 90 |
| 1963 | 87 |
| 1964 | 108 |
| 1965 | 84 |
| 1966 | 81 |
| 1967 | 142 |
| 1968 | 111 |
| 1969 | 128 |
| 1970 | 143 |
| 1971 | 126 |
| 1972 | 121 |
| 1973 | 118 |
| 1974 | 167 |
| 1975 | 275 |
| 1976 | 199 |
| 1977 | 190 |
| 1978 | 187 |
| 1979 | 170 |
| 1980 | 221 |
| 1981 | 179 |
| 1982 | 170 |
| 1983 | 166 |
| 1984 | 131 |
| 1985 | 179 |
| 1986 | 205 |
| 1987 | 215 |
| 1988 | 176 |
| 1989 | 212 |
| 1990 | 276 |
| 1991 | 278 |
| 1992 | 257 |
| 1993 | 236 |
| 1994 | 247 |
| 1995 | 273 |
| 1996 | 292 |
| 1997 | 294 |
| 1998 | 562 |
| 1999 | 382 |
| 2000 | 568 |
| 2001 | 511 |
| 2002 | 405 |
| 2003 | 398 |
| 2004 | 503 |
| 2005 | 508 |
| 2006 | 425 |
| 2007 | 451 |
| 2008 | 463 |
| 2009 | 358 |
| 2010 | 388 |
| 2011 | 346 |
| 2012 | 395 |
| 2013 | 399 |
| 2014 | 336 |
| 2015 | 292 |
| 2016 | 404 |
| 2017 | 370 |
| 2018 | 392 |
| 2019 | 298 |
| 2020 | 374 |
| 2021 | 504 |
| 2022 | 400 |
| 2023 | 350 |
| 2024 | 267 |
| 2025 | 302 |
| 2026 (partial) | 228 |
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