---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 39.9"
title: "14"
number: "39.9"
heading: "What if I operate an aircraft or use a product that does not meet the requirements of an airworthiness directive?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/39.9"
---

# §39.9. What if I operate an aircraft or use a product that does not meet the requirements of an airworthiness directive?


If the requirements of an airworthiness directive have not been met, you violate [§ 39.7](/cfr/14/39.7.md) each time you operate the aircraft or use the product.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2000-8460, 67 FR 48003, July 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted.