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AD/CESSNA 210/72 - Cigar Lighter Wiring

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This AD requires owners/operators of specified Cessna 210 and T210 aeroplanes (listed by serial number) to either deactivate the cockpit cigar lighter or install a circuit-protection device. CASA's delegate issued the directive to prevent in‑flight electrical failure, cockpit smoke, or fire from unprotected lighter wiring; compliance is mandatory and the aircraft owner/operator bears the cost and arranging of the work.

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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 210 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 210/72 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/

AD/CESSNA 210/72 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

Applicability: Model 210 and T210 series aeroplanes with serial numbers listed in the following table:

Models

210

T210

Serial Numbers

21058162 through 21061039 T210-0001 through T210-0454

Cessna 210 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 210/72 (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 210 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 210/72 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/ AD/CESSNA 210/72 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

AD/CESSNA 210/72 Cigar Lighter Wiring 3/2003

Applicability: Model 210 and T210 series aeroplanes with serial numbers listed in the following table:

Models Models

Models

210

T210

Serial Numbers Serial Numbers

Serial Numbers

21058162 through 21061039 T210-0001 through T210-0454

Cessna 210 Series Aeroplanes Cessna 210 Series Aeroplanes

Cessna 210 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 210/72 (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.