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AD 2025-17-13 90 FR 43907 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires an initial and repetitive inspections of the seat rails of pilot and co-pilot seats and completing corrective action as needed.

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FR document
2025-17516
Amendment
39-23123
Published
2025-09-11
Effective
2025-09-26
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-08-19

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2025-17-13

FR doc 2025-17516 · 90 FR 43907

AD 2025-17-13Published 2025-09-11Effective 2025-09-26

FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

FAA rule. Compliance with an applicable AD is required under 14 CFR 39.7. Check its effective date, applicability, compliance times and current status.

Requires an initial and repetitive inspections of the seat rails of pilot and co-pilot seats and completing corrective action as needed.

Full official abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.p.A. (Tecnam) Model P-Mentor airplanes. This AD was prompted by the failure of the pilot seat locking mechanism. This AD requires an initial and repetitive inspections of the seat rails of pilot and co-pilot seats and completing corrective action as needed. This AD includes an optional terminating action for the inspection requirement. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Applies to 1 model in our index