AD 2001-02-10

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Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 60, A60, and B60 Airplanes

AD Number
2001-02-10
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 99-CE-74-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 8750

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 60 Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 60, A60, and B60 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Wing bolts supplied by Mercury Aerospace may not meet the required Rockwell hardness specifications, potentially leading to fatigue failure and consequent separation of the wing from the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect lower forward wing bolts for the Mercury Aerospace trademark. Replace any such bolt with an FAA-approved bolt without this trademark, along with associated nuts and washers. Do not install any forward wing bolt with the Mercury Aerospace trademark on affected airplanes.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 100 hours time-in-service after March 19, 2001, for the inspection. Prior to further flight after the inspection, for the replacement.

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Affected Aircraft

Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 60, A60, and B60 airplanes, serial numbers P-4 through P-596, certificated in any category.

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