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AD/CESSNA 303/11 Amdt 3 - Inlet Fuel Valve Assembly

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Requires all Cessna T303 aeroplanes (S/N T30300001–T30300315) to have a cockpit placard prohibiting rolling/turning take‑offs and to be inspected/serviced in accordance with Cessna Service Bulletin MEB93‑10 Revision 1. The action responds to suspected inlet fuel‑valve sealing failures linked to an overseas accident. Aircraft owners/operators and maintenance providers pay for and carry out the placard fitment and the inspections/repairs, must meet the stated compliance dates, and must remove and inspect valves that fail functional tests (see Note).

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AD/CESSNA 303/11 Amdt 3 - Inlet Fuel Valve Assembly

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Cessna T303 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 303/11

Amdt 3

Inlet Fuel Valve Assembly 7/95

Applicability: All Cessna T303 S/N T30300001 thru T30300315 series aircraft.

Requirement: 1. Unless previously carried out manufacture a placard with the following words in letters at 3.0 mm in height “ROLLING TURNING TAKE-OFFS ARE PROHIBITED”. Install this placard within the pilot’s clear view on the instrument panel.

Action in accordance with Cessna Service Bulletin MEB93-10 Revision 1. Compliance: 1. By 25 June 1995.
As specified in the Requirement Document with a revised effective date of 22 June 1995.

Note: If any valve fails to close during functional testing and an outside stimulus is used to close the valve, such as thumping or bumping the wing near the valve, then the valve has failed the functional test and should be removed and inspected prior to further flight.

Background: The failure to seal of a fuel inlet valve is suspected to have caused the fatal accident of an overseas Cessna 402C aircraft. Amendment 2 was raised in sequence to advise maintenance staff that Cessna MEB92-13 was being retained as the inspection document following issue of Cessna MEB 92-13 Revision 1. Also that FAA AD 93- 05-03 was an alternate means of compliance. This amendment mandates compliance with Revision 1 of Cessna MEB 93-10.

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