AD/CESSNA 400/101 Amdt 1 - Seat Back Reinforcing Strap
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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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Cessna 400 Series Aeroplanes
AD/CESSNA 400/101
Amdt 1
Seat Back Reinforcing Strap 7/94
Applicability: Aeroplanes in the Serial Number ranges:
401B0101 to 401B0221
402B0354 to 402C1020
414-0151 to 414A1212
421B0101 to 421C1807
425-0002 to 425-0236
Requirement: Action in accordance with Cessna MEB 89-3 Rev 1 and CQB 90-7 as applicable.
Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 1 April 1993 for all applicable models, except the model 425 which is, within 100 hours time in service after 23 June 1994.
Background: In Australia there is a history of seat back failure in the aircraft referred to in the MEB. The most recent being a total failure in IMC conditions, which in normal single pilot operation would have resulted in total loss of control near the ground.
Amendment 1 changes the Applicability to include the model 425 which has similar seats. It also includes Revision 1 to the MEB which requires no further work.