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AD/CESSNA 206/57 - Cigar Lighter Wiring

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This AD requires owners/operators of specified Cessna 206-series aeroplanes (listed by model and serial number) to either deactivate the cockpit cigar lighter or install a circuit-protection device. It is intended to stop unprotected cigar-lighter wiring from shorting and causing in-flight electrical failures, smoke in the cockpit, or fire behind the instrument panel. Owners/operators must carry out the chosen modification within the timeframe and to the instructions set out in the directive.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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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 CAR 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.

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Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 206/57 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/

AD/CESSNA 206/57 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

Applicability: Model 206, U206, TU206, P206 and TP206 series aeroplanes with serial numbers listed in the following table:

Models

206

U206/TU206 P206/TP206

Serial Numbers

206-0001 through 206-0275

U206-0276 through U206-1444, U20601445 through U20604074

P206-001 through P206-0603, and P20600604 through P20600647

Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 206/57 (Continued)

Background: Incidents of the cigar lighter unprotected electrical wiring shorting have been reported overseas. This Directive requires either the deactivation of the cigar lighter or the installation of a circuit protection device. These measures are designed to prevent an in-flight electrical system failure, smoke in the cockpit, and/or fire in the wire bundle behind the instrument panel.

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James Coyne

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 7 February 2003

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 February 2003.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 206/57 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/ AD/CESSNA 206/57 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

AD/CESSNA 206/57 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

Applicability: Model 206, U206, TU206, P206 and TP206 series aeroplanes with serial numbers listed in the following table:

Models Models

Models

206

U206/TU206 P206/TP206

Serial Numbers Serial Numbers

Serial Numbers

206-0001 through 206-0275

U206-0276 through U206-1444, U20601445 through U20604074

P206-001 through P206-0603, and P20600604 through P20600647

Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes

Cessna 206 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 206/57 (Continued)

James Coyne

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 7 February 2003

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 February 2003.