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AD/CESSNA 340/20 - Wing Locker Fuel Tank Filler Cap - Rework

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What this is: An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a compulsory safety order issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority requiring specific aircraft modifications.

What it requires: Owners and operators must drill a hole in the fuel filler caps of their wing locker auxiliary tanks to improve ventilation. This simple modification prevents fuel from siphoning out during flight.

Who it affects: Only Cessna Model 340A aircraft with serial numbers between 340A0201 and 340A0753 that are fitted with wing locker auxiliary fuel tanks.

When you must comply: Within 100 hours of flight time after 30 November 1979.

How to comply: Follow the technical instructions in Cessna Service Information Letter (SIL) No. ME79-26.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/CESSNA 340/20 Wing Locker Fuel Tank Filler Cap - Rework 11/79

Applicability: Model 340A with S/Nos. 340A0201 to 340A0753, fitted with wing lock auxiliary fuel tanks.

Document: Cessna SIL No. ME79-26.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 30 November 1979.

Background: A hole is to be drilled in the wing locker fuel tank filler cap to improve venting and to eliminate the possibility of fuel siphoning.

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