Airworthiness Directive

AD 2018-03-03 83 FR 6114 Superseded

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires repetitively inspecting the left and the right forward lower carry through spar cap for cracks and replacing the carry through spar if cracks are found.

FR document
2018-02551
Amendment
39-19176
Published
2018-02-13
Effective
2018-02-28
Models covered
5

Last live check: 2026-08-19

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AD

2018-03-03

FR doc 2018-02551 · 83 FR 6114

AD 2018-03-03Published 2018-02-13Effective 2018-02-28

Revised by 2018-03-03 R1

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FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

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Requires repetitively inspecting the left and the right forward lower carry through spar cap for cracks and replacing the carry through spar if cracks are found.

Full official abstract

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation Inc. Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 411, 411A, 414, 414A 421, 421A, 421B, 421C, and 425 airplanes. This AD requires repetitively inspecting the left and the right forward lower carry through spar cap for cracks and replacing the carry through spar if cracks are found. This AD was prompted by a report of a fully cracked lower forward carry through spar cap found on an affected airplane. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

More directives for Cessna 401/402

  1. AD 2018-03-03 R1 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes Effective 2018-05-23
  2. AD 2017-10-09 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes Effective 2017-06-07
  3. AD 2016-17-08 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes Effective 2016-09-12
  4. AD 2016-07-24 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes Effective 2016-04-26
  5. AD 2015-07-03 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes Effective 2015-04-24

All Cessna 401/402 directives

Applies to 5 models in our index