AD 72-20-06
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7ECA | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC and 8KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7GCAA | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC and 8KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7GCBC | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC and 8KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7KCAB | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC and 8KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 8KCAB | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC and 8KCAB Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Flight controls malfunction including possible loss of control due to cable failure.
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Required Actions
Install a placard prohibiting acrobatic flight, revise the Airplane Flight Manual to prohibit acrobatic flight, inspect flight control cables every 100 hours for wear/fraying/stretching, replace cables per Bellanca Service Letter 104 before specified flight hour thresholds, and ensure all replaced cables are rendered unusable or handled per the service letter.
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Compliance Time
Effective immediately for placarding and flight manual revisions; inspections required within 100 hours of flight time for aircraft with 100+ hours, and every 100 hours thereafter; cable replacement must be done before reaching 700 hours for aircraft with less than 600 hours, within next 100 hours for those with 600+ hours, and all must be done by January 1, 1973.
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Affected Aircraft
Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (Champion) Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7KCAB, 7GCBC, and 8KCAB with specified serial numbers: 7ECA (840-72, 842-72-871-72); 7GCAA (234-72-242-72, 244-72-246-72); 7KCAB (304-72-310-72, 312-72-320-72, 322-72); 7GCBC (346-72, 347-72, 349-72-361-72, 363-72-376-72); 8KCAB (13-72, 15-72-37-72).
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