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AD/CESSNA 185/32 Amdt 1 - Alternator Ground Strap

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This directive requires owners/operators of Cessna 185 aircraft within the specified serial-number range to fit or confirm an alternator ground strap per Cessna SIL SE79‑59. Initial compliance was due within 100 hours TIS after 31 March 1982.

It adds a recurring requirement to fit/check the strap whenever an engine is installed, was prompted by reports of omitted straps on reinstall, and imposes parts/labour costs and a maintenance-step change on operators.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/CESSNA 185/32

Amdt 1

Alternator Ground Strap 9/82

Applicability: All model 185 with S/Nos. 18501096 to 18503619. Requirement: Action in accordance with Cessna SIL SE79-59.

Note: FAA AD 79-25-07 refers.

Compliance: 1. Within 100 hours time in service after 31 March 1982.

Each time an engine is installed in an aircraft following initial compliance.

Background: Compliance has been amended with the addition of item 2 due to reports from industry that ground straps are being omitted from refitment on engine reinstallations.

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