AD 98-09-10

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Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 and EA-300S Airplanes.

AD Number
98-09-10
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-CE-91-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: April 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 79)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Extra Flugzeugproduktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH EA-300 Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 and EA-300S Airplanes.
aircraft Extra Flugzeugproduktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH EA-300S Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 and EA-300S Airplanes.

Unsafe Condition

A control cable could pull through an incorrectly swaged sleeve, resulting in loss of rudder control with consequent loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect the rudder control cables to ensure correctly swaged Nicopress® type sleeves are installed at each end within 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date. Replace any cable assembly with incorrectly swaged sleeves prior to further flight using the maintenance manual and specified service bulletins.

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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

EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 and EA-300S airplanes, all serial numbers.

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