AD 79-09-04

final rule
Data completeness: 60%

BEECH Model 76 Airplanes

AD Number
79-09-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Textron Aviation Inc. 76 BEECH Model 76 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Engine starter relay failures could result in undetected failures and probable loss of electrical power.

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Required Actions

Insert revision P/N 105-590000-5A1 dated March 1979 into the Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual, and operate the airplane according to the revised instructions. Equivalent methods must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.

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Compliance Time

within the next 25 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

BEECH Model 76 airplanes (Serial Numbers ME-1 through ME-182)

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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