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 180/91 | BRS-182 Parachute System | 3/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Model 182G, 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, 182R, 182S, 182T, T182, and T182T aircraft; equipped with a BRS-182 Parachute System installed via Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA01999CH. |
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| Requirement: | Remove and replace the pick-up collar support and two retaining screws in accordance with Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. (BRS) Service Bulletin 07-02, dated 8 June 2007.Note: FAA AD 2008-02-18 Amdt 39-15348 refers. |
| Compliance: | Within 25 hours time in service after 13 March 2008. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 March 2008. | |
| Background: | The FAA received notification from BRS that the pick-up collar assembly may prematurely move off the launch tube and adversely affect rocket trajectory during deployment. Premature separation of the collar could result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
1 February 2008