AD 80-06-03
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | 150M | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | 152 | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | 172N | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | A150M | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | A152 | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
| aircraft | Cessna Aircraft Company | R172K | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Models 150M, A150M, 152, A152, 172N and R172K Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the wing flap direct cable due to insufficient clamping force from the flap follow-up cable clamp could result in sudden unexpected retraction of the left wing flap.
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Required Actions
Install a new Cessna Part Number 0560037-1 flap follow-up cable clamp and associated hardware following Cessna Single Engine Customer Care Service Information Letters SE79-16, SE79-16 (Supplement #1), and Service Kit SK172-60A dated May 3, 1979. A special flight permit under FAR 21.197 is allowed to move the airplane to a location for modification. Equivalent compliance must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing District Office #43.
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Compliance Time
Prior to or upon accumulation of 1000 hours time-in-service for airplanes with less than 900 hours time-in-service on the effective date of this AD or within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD for airplanes having 900 hours or more time-in-service on the effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
Cessna Models 150M (serial 15078506-15079405), A150M (A1500685-A1500734), 152 (15279406-15283354), A152 (A1500433, A1520735-A1520867), 172N (17261445, 17267585-17272447), R172K (R1722000-R1723127)
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