AD 98-07-17

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-07-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-CE-69-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: April 06, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 65)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 500 Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 500-A Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 500-B Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 500-S Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 500-U Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 520 Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 560 Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 560-A Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 560-E Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft Twin Commander Aircraft LLC 560-F Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of a flap system cable caused by fatigue, which could result in loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect all flap system cable grooves for correct width, inspect all flap system pulleys for rubbing on support brackets, inspect all flap pulley cable assemblies for frayed wires, mark inspected pulleys with two parallel lines, and rework or replace parts with discrepancies before further flight.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 300 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation models 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 series (all serial numbers)

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