AD Amdt-39-11066

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-11066
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-CE-65-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 11761

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Fairchild Various Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracks in the wing spar center web cutout caused by fatigue due to airplane maneuvering and wind gusts, which could result in structural failure of the wing spar and loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Repetitively inspect the wing spar center web cutout on both wings for cracks between Wing Station (WS) 8 and WS 17.5. Immediately repair any cracked areas. The repair eliminates the need for further inspections on that particular wing spar.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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