AD 78-23-11

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.

AD Number
78-23-11
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164 Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164A Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164B Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164B-15T Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164B-20T Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164B-34T Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164B (with 73 inch wing gap) Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.
aircraft Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164C Airworthiness Directives; GRUMMAN G-164 S/N's 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N's 401 and up, G-164B S/N's 01B and up, G-164C S/N's 01C and up, certificated in all categories.

Unsafe Condition

Aileron balance cables (P/N A1860-101 and A1860-401) may contain broken wires at the wing root pulley, which could result in loss of aileron control.

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Required Actions

Inspect aileron cables for broken wires near the right and left wing roots within 50 hours in service after the effective date. Repeat inspections every 600 hours in service. Replace cables with broken wires prior to next flight with unused cables of the same part number or approved equivalent.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 50 hours in service after the effective date, unless already accomplished within the last 550 hours. Subsequent inspections within every 600 hours in service thereafter.

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Affected Aircraft

Grumman G-164 S/N 1 thru 400, G-164A S/N 401 and up, G-164B S/N 01B and up, G-164C S/N 01C and up, certificated in all categories.

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