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AD/CESSNA 340/8 - Tip Tank Fuel Seepage - Inspect

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This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of Cessna 340s fitted with a strobe light in the wing-tip fuel tank nose cap to inspect for tip‑tank fuel seepage within 100 flight hours after 30 April 1975 and every 100 hours thereafter. Inspections must follow the referenced Cessna/FAA procedures; operators bear costs, schedule impacts, and any repair work. The rule targets a specific safety risk on a limited subset of aircraft.

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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 340/8 Tip Tank Fuel Seepage - Inspect 4/75

Applicability: All models fitted with strobe lights in the wing tip fuel tank nose cap. Document: 1. Cessna SL ME73-4 Part II Item 2; or

FAA AD 75-05-08.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 30 April 1975 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service.

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