AD 2014-03-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

AD Number
2014-03-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-0562
FR Citation
79 FR 11681

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Cessna Aircraft Company Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Accretion of ice on protected and unprotected surfaces during inadvertent icing encounters can result in large increases in stall speed and changes to handling characteristics, leading to aerodynamic stall or loss of control without stall warning.

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Required Actions

Install a placard prohibiting flight into known icing conditions. Install a placard increasing published approach airspeed by at least 17 mph (15 knots) in case of inadvertent icing encounters. Alternatively, ensure the supplemental airplane flight manual/airplane flight manual supplement (SAFM/AFMS) is inside the airplane and accessible to the pilot during operation.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Cessna Aircraft Company Models 310, 320, 340, 401, 402, 411, 414, and 421 airplanes.

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