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AD/CESSNA 310/33 Amdt 2 - Wing and Airframe
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Cessna 310 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/CESSNA 310/33 Amdt 2 | Wing and Airframe | 13/2006 |
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| Applicability: | All Cessna model 310 series aircraft which are not maintained to Cessna’s SID program.(See Airworthiness Bulletin 02-007 on www.casa.gov.au) |
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| Requirement: | 1. Retire from service the wing main spar lower cap and the upper and lower attach fittings before 19,200 hours time-in-service or 29,500 flights, whichever occurs first.2. Retire from service the whole airframe at 38,400 hours time-in-service or 59,000 flights, whichever occurs first.Note 1: While Requirement 1 excludes the carry-through and its attach fittings, we recommend replacement at the same time - or Cessna’s SID program, which has found cracks in the carry-through and its attach fittings on Cessna 402Cs, which are similar.Note 2: Deleted.Note 3: If there is no record of time for a flight, assume 0.5 hours. |
| Compliance: | This Amendment becomes effective on 21 December 2006. |
| Background: | This Airworthiness Directive retires structure from service, before dangerous fatigue cracks are likely, if aircraft are not on Cessna’s SID program.Amendment 2:Exempts aircraft on Cessna’s SID program (another way of managing fatigue);Changes the Note in the Requirement to Note 1, a recommendation to change the carry-through and its attach fittings;Deletes Note 2 (the SID is what it foreshadowed); |
| Changes Note 1 to Note 3, advice on what to do if flight time was not recorded. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
9 November 2006