Airworthiness Directive

AD 2018-03-03 R1 83 FR 20719

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

FR document
2018-09601
Amendment
39-19276
Published
2018-05-08
Models covered
5
Last live check
2026-08-19
AD

2018-03-03 R1

FR doc 2018-09601 · 83 FR 20719

AD 2018-03-03 R1Published 2018-05-08Effective 2018-05-23

Requires the same actions as AD 2018-03-03, but clarifies the compliance times for the initial inspection of the carry through spar cap.

Full official abstract

We are revising Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-03-03 for certain Textron Aviation Inc. Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 411, 411A, 414, 414A, 421, 421A, 421B, 421C, and 425 airplanes. AD 2018-03-03 required repetitively inspecting the left and the right forward lower carry through spar cap for cracks and replacing the carry through spar cap if cracks were found. This AD addresses the same unsafe condition and requires the same actions as AD 2018-03-03, but clarifies the compliance times for the initial inspection of the carry through spar cap. This AD was prompted by several reports of confusion in interpreting the compliance times for the initial inspection of the carry through spar cap. We are issuing this AD to eliminate confusion in interpreting the compliance times for this inspection.

Applies to 5 models in our index