AD Amdt-39-10365

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Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model 8GCBC Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10365
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-CE-37-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 10297

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft American Champion Aircraft Corp Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model 8GCBC Airplanes
aircraft Champion Aircraft Corp Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model 8GCBC Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Compression cracks, longitudinal cracks through bolt or nail holes, or loose/missing nails in the front and rear wood spars could lead to in-flight structural failure of the wing.

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Required Actions

Repetitively inspect front and rear wood spars for damage including installing necessary inspection holes; repair or replace any spar with cracks, compression cracks, longitudinal cracks through bolt/nail holes, or loose/missing nails.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model 8GCBC airplanes affected by AD 87-18-09, including those involved in 5 accidents and 11 SDRs related to compression cracked spars.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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