Commonwealth legislation

AD/CESSNA 337/24 - Forward Engine Compartment - Self Locking Nuts - Inspection

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

2/10 complexity

This is an aviation safety directive requiring owners of specific Cessna 337 aircraft to inspect self-locking nuts in the forward engine compartment.

Who it affects: Owners and operators of specific Cessna 337 and P337 model aircraft with these serial numbers:

Cessna 337 models: Serial numbers 33701672 to 33701748
Cessna P337 models: Serial numbers P3370226 to P3370257

What you must do: Inspect the self-locking nuts in the forward engine compartment. The detailed instructions for this inspection are found in Cessna Service Letter ME77-18, Item No. 1 (you'll need to obtain this document from the manufacturer).

When: Complete the inspection within 100 hours of flight time (called "time in service") after 31 October 1977.

Why it matters: This directive addresses a potential safety defect with these specific fasteners to prevent mechanical failure and ensure the aircraft remains safe to fly.

JSON API

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in AD/CESSNA 337/24 - Forward Engine Compartment - Self Locking Nuts - Inspection.

AD/CESSNA 337/24 - Forward Engine Compartment - Self Locking Nuts - Inspection

meta-content-style-type: text/css meta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8 meta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Cessna 337 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CESSNA 337/24 Forward Engine Compartment - Self

Locking Nuts - Inspection

10/77

Applicability: All models 337 with S/Nos. 33701672 to 33701748; All models P337 with S/Nos.

P3370226 to P3370257.

Document: Cessna SL ME77-18 Item No. 1.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 October 1977.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.