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AD/CESSNA 500/17 - Elevator Sector Bracket Attach Rivets - Inspection

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This Airworthiness Directive orders owners/operators of Cessna 500 Citation 1 aircraft (serials 500‑0001 to 500‑0564) to inspect the rivets securing the elevator sector bracket to the forward bulkhead within 100 flight hours after 28 Feb 1981. It addresses missing or incorrect rivets that could weaken elevator controls and risk loss of pitch control, making compliance mandatory for affected operators.

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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 500/17 Elevator Sector Bracket Attach Rivets - Inspection

Applicability: All Citation 1 aircraft with unit Nos. 500-0001 to 500-0564. Document: Cessna Citation S.L. No. SL27-4.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 28 February 1981.

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Background: Some Citation 1 aeroplanes may have been delivered without the elevator bellcrank being riveted to the forward bulkhead at FS 456.5.

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