The aim of this document is to provide guidance for the drafting of Airworthiness Directives (AD), Emergency ADs (EAD) and Proposed ADs (PAD) to AD technical writers and Project Certification Managers.
Reference is made to the EASA Procedure “Continuing airworthiness of type design (CAP)” and to Part 21.A.3B of Regulation (EU) No. 748/2012 for the conditions qualifying the issuance of an AD.