AD 96-18-02
final rule
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7ECA | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7GCAA | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7GCBC | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 7KCAB | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 8GCBC | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
| aircraft | American Champion Aircraft Corp. | 8KCAB | [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Wing front strut attach fittings may fail due to stress corrosion cracking or fatigue, leading to wing separation.
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Required Actions
Install removable inspection hole covers for the wing front strut attach fittings and replace the fittings with improved design fittings.
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Compliance Time
before further flight
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Affected Aircraft
American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB airplanes
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Federal Register Abstract
Wing Strut Attach Fittings
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AD Final Rules - 961802.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 96-18-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 96-CE-36-AD Subject Heading: [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7...Show more Subject: Wing Strut Attach Fittings Status: Current Citation: Federal Register: August 28, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 168) Citation Publish Date: 08/28/1996 Effective Date: 02/26/1991 Make: American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model: 7ECA | 7GCAA | 7GCBC | 7KCAB | 8GCBC | 8KCAB Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: 96-03-11 Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 [61 FR 44157 NO. 168 08/28/96] Comments: CORRECTION: [Federal Register: September 17, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 181); Page 48822; www.access.gp...Show more Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 10 1 [Federal Register: September 17, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 181)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 48822] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17se96-4] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 96 - CE-36-AD; Amendment 39-9726; AD 96 - 18 - 02] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes; Correction AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; correction. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: This action makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 96-18-02, which was published in the Federal Register on August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44157), and concerns American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB airplanes. Reference to the Model 7GCAA airplanes in the Applicability section of that AD is incorrect (referred to as Model 7GCCA airplanes). All other reference is correct. The AD currently requires installing removable inspection hole covers for the wing front strut attach fittings, and replacing the wing front strut attach fittings with fittings of improved design. This action corrects the AD to reflect the correct airplane model designation in the Applicability section. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Forest, Aerospace Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 2300 E. Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone (847) 294-7697; facsimile (847) 294-7834. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 20, 1996, the FAA issued AD 96-18-02, Amendment 39-9726 (61 FR 44157, August 28, 1996), which applies to American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB airplanes. This AD requires installing removable inspection hole covers for the wing front strut attach fittings, and replacing the wing front strut attach fittings with fittings of improved design. Need for the Correction Reference to the Model 7GCAA airplanes in the Applicability section of AD 96-18-02 is incorrect (referred to as Model 7GCCA airplanes). All other reference is correct. As written, operators of the American Champion Aircraft Corporation Model 7GCAA airplanes would not know that AD 96-18-02 applied to their airplanes if the Applicability section was the only part of the AD they referenced. 2 Correction of Publication Accordingly, the publication of August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44157), of Amendment 39-9726; AD 96-18-02, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-21746, is corrected as follows: § 39.13 [Corrected] On page 44159, in the second column, § 39.13, the Applicability section of the AD, the 34th line from the top of the column, correct ''7GCCA'' to ''7GCAA''. Action is taken herein to correct this reference in AD 96-18-02 and to add this AD correction to section 39.13 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 39.13). The effective date remains September 20, 1996. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1996. Henry A. Armstrong, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 96-23706 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-U
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AD Final Rules - 961802.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 96-18-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 96-CE-36-AD Subject Heading: [Correction] Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7...Show more Subject: Wing Strut Attach Fittings Status: Current Citation: Federal Register: August 28, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 168) Citation Publish Date: 08/28/1996 Effective Date: 02/26/1991 Make: American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model: 7ECA | 7GCAA | 7GCBC | 7KCAB | 8GCBC | 8KCAB Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: 96-03-11 Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 [61 FR 44157 NO. 168 08/28/96] Comments: CORRECTION: [Federal Register: September 17, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 181); Page 48822; www.access.gp...Show more Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 10 1 [Federal Register: September 17, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 181)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 48822] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17se96-4] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 96 - CE-36-AD; Amendment 39-9726; AD 96 - 18 - 02] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB Airplanes; Correction AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; correction. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: This action makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 96-18-02, which was published in the Federal Register on August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44157), and concerns American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB airplanes. Reference to the Model 7GCAA airplanes in the Applicability section of that AD is incorrect (referred to as Model 7GCCA airplanes). All other reference is correct. The AD currently requires installing removable inspection hole covers for the wing front strut attach fittings, and replacing the wing front strut attach fittings with fittings of improved design. This action corrects the AD to reflect the correct airplane model designation in the Applicability section. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Forest, Aerospace Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 2300 E. Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone (847) 294-7697; facsimile (847) 294-7834. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 20, 1996, the FAA issued AD 96-18-02, Amendment 39-9726 (61 FR 44157, August 28, 1996), which applies to American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7KCAB airplanes. This AD requires installing removable inspection hole covers for the wing front strut attach fittings, and replacing the wing front strut attach fittings with fittings of improved design. Need for the Correction Reference to the Model 7GCAA airplanes in the Applicability section of AD 96-18-02 is incorrect (referred to as Model 7GCCA airplanes). All other reference is correct. As written, operators of the American Champion Aircraft Corporation Model 7GCAA airplanes would not know that AD 96-18-02 applied to their airplanes if the Applicability section was the only part of the AD they referenced. 2 Correction of Publication Accordingly, the publication of August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44157), of Amendment 39-9726; AD 96-18-02, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-21746, is corrected as follows: § 39.13 [Corrected] On page 44159, in the second column, § 39.13, the Applicability section of the AD, the 34th line from the top of the column, correct ''7GCCA'' to ''7GCAA''. Action is taken herein to correct this reference in AD 96-18-02 and to add this AD correction to section 39.13 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 39.13). The effective date remains September 20, 1996. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1996. Henry A. Armstrong, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 96-23706 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-U
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