AD 96-19-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche E Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes

AD Number
96-19-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-CE-78-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: September 16, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 180)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. P-180 Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche E Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Interference between the passenger seat cushion trim and the emergency exit door handle could prevent the door from opening from the outside during an emergency evacuation, risking passenger injury.

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Required Actions

Modify the passenger seat cushion in accordance with I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio Service Bulletin 80-0043. Special flight permits may be issued under 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate the airplane to a location where the AD requirements can be accomplished.

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Compliance Time

within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished

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Affected Aircraft

Industrie Aeronautiche E Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 airplanes (serial numbers 1002, and 1004 through 1022)

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