APEX Aircraft Model CAP 10B Airplanes
Requires installing an inspection opening in the wing, repetitively inspecting the upper and lower wing spars for structural cracking, and, if any cracks are found, repairing the cracks in accordance with a repair method.
1 AD superseded by this one
retired · earliest 1999-10-13
FAA rule - 14 CFR 39FAA rule. Compliance with an applicable AD is required under 14 CFR 39.7. Check its effective date, applicability, compliance times and current status.
Avions Mudry et Cie Model CAP 10B Airplanes
Requires restricting the entry speed for performing flick maneuvers to 97 knots.
Full official abstract
Airworthiness Directives; Avions Mudry et Cie Model CAP 10B Airplanes
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Avions Mudry et Cie (Avions Mudry) Model CAP 10B airplanes. This AD requires restricting the entry speed for performing flick maneuvers to 97 knots. Inserting a copy of this AD into the Limitations Section of the CAP 10B flight manual is also required, along with fabricating and installing a placard (in the cockpit of the airplane within the pilot's clear view) that indicates this limitation. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for France. The actions specified by this AD are intended to provide the flight information necessary to the pilot so that excessive speed is not used during aerobatic maneuvers, which could result in the wing separating from the airplane.
Source: Federal Register document 99-26567, retrieved 2026-08-17 · checked against the live Federal Register record on 2026-10-01
Full official abstract
Airworthiness Directives; APEX Aircraft Model CAP 10B Airplanes
This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-12- 10 and AD 99-21-23, which currently apply to APEX Aircraft (APEX) Model CAP 10B airplanes. AD 98-12-10 requires installing an inspection opening in the wing, repetitively inspecting the upper and lower wing spars for structural cracking, and, if any cracks are found, repairing the cracks in accordance with a repair method. AD 99-21-23 requires restricting the entry speed for performing flick maneuvers to 97 knots, inserting a copy of the AD into the Limitations Section of the CAP 10B flight manual, and fabricating and installing a placard (in the cockpit of the airplane within the pilot's clear view) that indicates this limitation. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for France. This AD retains the wing modification and repair requirements from AD 98-12-10. This AD also incorporates new repetitive inspection procedures, further reduces the flick maneuver speed specified in AD 99-21-23, and temporarily reduces the load factor limits prior to the initial inspection. The actions specified by this AD are intended to provide the flight information necessary to the pilot so that excessive speed is not used during aerobatic maneuvers and to detect and correct structural cracks in the wing spar, which could result in the wing separating from the airplane. Such failure could lead to loss of control of the airplane.
Source: Federal Register document 03-3450, retrieved 2026-08-17 · checked against the live Federal Register record on 2026-10-01