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AD/BEECH 18/22 - Main Landing Gear Drag Legs, Drag Leg Bolts and Retract Slide Assemblies - Inspection

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This Airworthiness Directive (a mandatory safety order) requires owners of specific vintage Beechcraft aircraft to inspect their landing gear for dangerous defects.

Who is affected? Owners and operators of Beechcraft 18 series models D18S, E18S, E18S-9700, G18S and H18 with specific serial numbers listed in Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1183.

What must you do? You must inspect the main landing gear drag legs, drag leg bolts and retract slide assemblies for:

Cracks
Corrosion

Why is this happening? The manufacturer discovered these critical structural parts can develop cracks or rust that could cause landing gear failure.

How to comply: Follow the inspection steps exactly as written in Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1183. This is legally binding—you cannot skip it.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/BEECH 18/22 Main Landing Gear Drag Legs, Drag Leg Bolts

and Retract Slide Assemblies - Inspection

Applicability: All models D18S, E18S, E18S-9700, G18S & H18 with S/Nos. referenced in

12/81

Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1183 or with S/Nos. referenced in subsequent issues of that service instruction.

Document: Beechcraft SI No. 1183. Compliance: As per requirement document.

Background: The manufacturer advises of the possibility of cracks or corrosion developing in the M.LG. drag legs, drag leg bolts and retract slide assemblies.

Federal Register of Legislative Instruments F2006B03621

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