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AD/BEECH 90/72 - Pilot Seats - Reinforcement

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This AD mandates reinforcing the pilot seat frame on specified Beechcraft 65/90 series aeroplanes fitted with certain A.M.I. seats by installing the manufacturer’s brace kit per A.M.I. Service Bulletin; operators/owners must comply unless already done before 30 April 1984.

It was issued after seats failed in a survivable emergency landing and TSO tests showed frame failure below the 9g requirement. Compliance cost and installer/inspection details aren’t specified in the directive.

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AD/BEECH 90/72 - Pilot Seats - Reinforcement

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Series Aeroplanes

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Applicability: All models 65/90 with A.M.I. seats model 716-1, -2, -11, -12, -21 and -22 and model

865-1 to -9 and -11.

Requirement: Reinforce pilot seat frame assembly P/N 865J10005-1 by installation of A.M.I. Industries Inc., seat frame brace kit P/N 865K90000-1 I.A.W. A.M.I. Industries Inc., service bulletin No. 25-10-865-01, dated 31 January, 1983.

Note: FAA AD 83-21-06 refers.

Compliance: Unless previously accomplished before 30 April 1984.

Background: A case occurred where failure of the pilots seats during a survivable emergency landing contributed to occupant injury. Subsequent T.S.O. tests verified failure of the seat frame at loads below the 9g. forward requirement.

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