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AD/BEECH 55/70 - Seat Recline Actuators

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This AD requires owners/operators of specified Beechcraft 55/58/95‑55 series aircraft fitted with Hydrolock seat‑recline actuators to carry out the corrective work detailed in Beechcraft Service Bulletin 2175 Revision 1 within 100 flight hours or at the next scheduled inspection. It’s mandated because the manufacturer reported inadvertent seat‑recline actuation, posing a flight safety risk; operators bear the cost and scheduling impact.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Beechcraft 55, 58 and 95-55 (Baron) Series Aeroplanes

AD/BEECH 55/70 Seat Recline Actuators 12/87

Applicability: All models with S/Nos listed in the Requirement document which are equipped with Hydrolock seat recline actuators on copilot, 3rd and 4th seats.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SB No 2175 R1.

Note: FAA AD 87-18-06 refers.

Compliance: Within 100 hrs time in service after 3 December 1987 or at the next scheduled inspection for Maintenance Release issue, whichever is later.

Background: The manufacturer reports instances of inadvertent actuation of the seat mechanism which in some phases of flight operation could be a hazard.

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