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Airworthiness Directives
1 record
AD
96-24-17
FR doc 96-30684 · 61 FR 66900
AD 96-24-17Published 1996-12-19Effective 1997-01-27
The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes
Requires installing new inspection holes, modifying the wing tip fairings, and inspecting the wing spars for intergranular corrosion.
Full official abstract
Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation (referred to as Luscombe from hereon) Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F airplanes. This action requires installing new inspection holes, modifying the wing tip fairings, and inspecting the wing spars for intergranular corrosion. Reports of intergranular corrosion occurring in the wings prompted this action. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent wing spar failure resulting from intergranular corrosion, which, if not detected and corrected, could result in structural failure of the wings and loss of control of the airplane.
Source: Federal Register document 96-30684, retrieved 2026-08-16 · re-verified against the live Federal Register API 2026-08-17
AD 96-24-17 R1Published 1997-12-03Effective 1997-01-27
The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes; Correction
Requires installing new inspection holes, modifying the wing tip fairings, and inspecting the wing spars for intergranular corrosion.
Full official abstract
Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes; Correction
This document clarifies information in airworthiness directive (AD) 96-24-17, which applies to Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation (Luscombe) Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F airplanes. AD 96-24-17 currently requires installing new inspection holes, modifying the wing tip fairings, and inspecting the wing spars for intergranular corrosion. The actions specified in AD 96-24-17 are intended to prevent wing spar failure from intergranular corrosion, which could result in structural failure of the wings and loss of control of the airplane. The AD was published with an Appendix providing an alternative method of compliance. Since issuance of AD 96- 24-17, the FAA has re-examined the Appendix and has determined that clarification of certain inspections procedures is needed. This action clarifies the procedures specified in the Appendix of AD 96-24-17.
This document corrects or clarifies a previously issued AD of the same number — it is not a separate, additional requirement. Its "Effective" date above may predate its own "Published" date because it restates the original AD's effective date.
Source: Federal Register document 97-31680, retrieved 2026-08-16 · re-verified against the live Federal Register API 2026-08-17
