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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.
Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes
AD/CESSNA 180/84 KAP 140 Autopilot Syste AD/CESSNA 180/84 KAP 140 Autopilot System 10/2004
AD/CESSNA 180/84 KAP 140 Autopilot System 10/2004
Applicability: Cessna 182S, 182T and T182T model aeroplanes listed below that are equipped with a Honeywell KAP 140 autopilot computer system, part number (P/N) 065-00176- 2501, 065-00176-5001, 065-00176-5101 or 065-00176-5201, all serial numbers.
Model Model
Model
182S
182T T182T
Serial Numbers Serial Numbers
Serial Numbers
18280001 through 18280944
18280945 through 18281065, 18281067 through 18281145,
18281147 through 18281163, 18281165 through 18281167 and
18281172
T18208001 through T18208109 and T18208111 through T18208177
Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aero Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes
Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes
AD/CESSNA 180/84 (continued)
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 30 September 2004.
Background: The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received reports of inadvertent and undetected engagement of the autopilot system in Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H aeroplanes. These aeroplanes are equipped with a Honeywell KAP 140 autopilot computer system installed in the centre instrument control panel near the throttle.
However, when issuing AD 2003-24-13 the FAA inadvertently omitted four part numbers from the applicability that was reflected in AD/CESSNA 180/83. This Directive, whilst not superseding AD/CESSNA 180/83, complements that Directive by listing the omitted KAP 140 autopilot computer system part numbers.