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 180/92 | Seat Base/Back Attach Bracket | 5/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Cessna Model 182T, S/N 18281328 through 18281867, 18281869 through 18281871, 18281873 through 18281875, and 18281877 and Model T182T, S/N T18208240 through T18208651, T18208654, T18208656 through T18208659, T18208663, T18208664, and T18208667 through T18208668. |
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| Requirement: | Follow Cessna Aircraft Company Single Engine Modification Kit No. MK206-25-10, dated 23 April 2007 or later approved revision, as specified in Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin SB07-25-04, dated 23 April 2007 or later approved revision.Note: FAA AD 2008-05-09 refers. |
| Compliance: | Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after or within the next 6 months, after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive, whichever occurs first. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 8 May 2008. | |
| Background: | This AD results from reports of the seat base/back attach bracket failing where it is welded to the seat base. We are issuing this Airworthiness Directive to prevent failure of the seat base/back attach brackets, which could result in the seats collapsing backwards during flight with consequent loss of control. |
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James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
27 March 2008