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AD/CESSNA 400/80 - Elevator Trim Tab Actuator Chain Guard Attachment - Inspection

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This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of Cessna 404 aeroplanes serial numbers 404-0638 through 404-0663 to inspect the screws securing the elevator trim-tab actuator chain guard within 100 flight hours after 31 March 1981. It addresses a manufacturing error where incorrect screw lengths could let the guard detach or jam the trim mechanism, risking loss of pitch control.

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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 400/80 Elevator Trim Tab Actuator Chain Guard

Attachment - Inspection

Applicability: All model 404 with S/Nos. 404-0638 to 404-0663. Document: Cessna Customer Care SIL No. ME80-44.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 March 1981.

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Background: Incorrect length screws may have been used to attach the chain guard to the trim tab actuator.

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