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AD 96-20-08 61 FR 50999 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires repetitively inspecting acrylic cabin and cockpit side windows for cracks on certain Fairchild Aircraft SA26, SA226, and SA227 series airplanes, and, if cracks are found that exceed certain limitations, replacing that window.

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FR document
96-24886
Amendment
39-9774
Published
1996-09-30
Effective
1996-11-14
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-10-04

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96-20-08

FR doc 96-24886 · 61 FR 50999

AD 96-20-08Published 1996-09-30Effective 1996-11-14

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 repetitively inspecting acrylic cabin and cockpit side windows for cracks on certain Fairchild Aircraft SA26, SA226, and SA227 series airplanes, and, if cracks are found that exceed certain limitations, replacing that window.

Supersedes an earlier directive that is not in our index. See the official text.

Full official abstract

This amendment supersedes AD 93-19-06, which currrently requires repetitively inspecting acrylic cabin and cockpit side windows for cracks on certain Fairchild Aircraft SA26, SA226, and SA227 series airplanes, and, if cracks are found that exceed certain limitations, replacing that window. This action maintains the requirement of repetitively inspecting the cabin and cockpit side windows, and adds a life limit for the single-pane cockpit side windows. Acrylic window failures on the affected airplanes prompted this action. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent acrylic cabin or cockpit side window failures, which could result in airframe damage and decompression injuries.

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Applies to 1 model in our index