AD 95-01-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Models SA227-AC and SA227-AT Airplanes

AD Number
95-01-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
91-CE-12-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: January 10, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 6)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA227-AC (C-26A) Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Models SA227-AC and SA227-AT Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA227-AT Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Models SA227-AC and SA227-AT Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue failure of the lower wing skin panels could result in loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Within 50 hours time-in-service after the effective date, dye penetrant inspect the lower wing skin panels at WS 187.0. If cracks are found, install reinforcement doublers prior to further flight. If no cracks, reinspect every 50 hours TIS until modification in paragraph (b) is done. Within 500 hours TIS after effective date, install either reinforcement doublers or stringer ties on both wings to terminate repetitive inspections.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. For paragraph (b), within the next 500 hours TIS after the effective date.

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Affected Aircraft

Fairchild Aircraft Models SA227-AC (serial numbers 415, 416, and 420 through 554) and SA227-AT (serial numbers 423 through 554).

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