AD 97-14-14

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

AD Number
97-14-14
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
96-CE-62-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: July 8, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 130)

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Contact between the freon air inlet duct and electrical wiring could cause trim system malfunction, resulting in loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect the baggage compartment for stringer or air cycle machine (ACM) by-pass duct damage, repair or replace damaged parts, and modify the freon air inlet duct and electrical wiring in accordance with Service Bulletin 80-00083.

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Compliance Time

within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Industrie Aeronautiche E Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 airplanes, serial numbers 1004 and 1006 through 1030, equipped with a freon air conditioning system per I.A.M. Kit 80KS00004-*** (801/803/805/807) or Keith Freon Air Conditioning System STC SA2762CE.

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