AD Amdt-39-10350

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Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10350
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-170-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 8089

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Cessna 500 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Operating the airplane in severe icing conditions may result in reduced control authority, structural damage, or loss of aircraft performance due to inadequate procedures and limitations in the Airplane Flight Manual.

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Required Actions

Revise the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures prohibiting flight in severe icing conditions based on visual cues, limit or prohibit use of flight control devices during severe icing, and provide recognition cues and exit procedures for severe icing conditions.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 series airplanes subject to the AD's applicability criteria.

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