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Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, and Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: A timing issue in the yaw servo software can generate a motor position fault when the pilot applies rudder input at the same time the rudder boost system is activated, which disables the rudder boo...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, and Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Failure of the right aileron flight control cable end fittings, un-commanded right roll of the airplane, and loss of roll control in the left direction, which may lead to loss of control of the air...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Reports of cracked and fractured right aileron flight control cable end fittings have occurred at the swaged cable end fittings that thread into the turnbuckle, creating an environment where corros...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation; Raytheon Aircraft Company) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Missing sealant on structural components in the fuel tank during the winglet installation process, which could result in a potential source of ignition in a fuel tank during a lightning strike, lea...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation; Raytheon Aircraft Company) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Fatigue cracking in the horizontal stabilizer ribs, which could result in the failure of the horizontal stabilizer and loss of pitch control of the airplane.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Elevator bob-weight (stabilizer weight) traveling past its stop bolt may allow the attaching linkage to move over-center and lead to reduced nose down elevator control.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation

Unsafe Condition: Elevator balance weights becoming loose or failing because the balance weight material was under strength and did not meet material specifications.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft Corporation and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Reports of several instances of severe vibration and wing/aileron oscillation due to lack of sufficient flutter margin with winglets installed.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The wiring for the 5-volt direct current (DC) system is undersized and does not have adequate circuit protection for the smaller gauge wire.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Incorrect gauge wires used in wiring bundles for cockpit electrical power for backlighting and instrument panel components could cause failure of the wiring, leading to smoke in the cockpit, loss o...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Certain aircraft were produced with the incorrect gauge wiring installed.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Elevator bob-weight traveling past its stop bolt, allowing the attaching linkage to move over-center, resulting in reduced nose down elevator control and potential loss of control of the airplane.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 400A and 400T Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Missing sealant on the left and right pylon firewall structures, which could result in flames penetrating the seams in the firewall between the engine and the aft fuselage, and a subsequent uncontr...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 400A and 400T Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Model 390 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed, potentially leading to the loss of operation of one or both starter generators and consequent loss of all no...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Model 390 Airplanes

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Model 390 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Improper installation of the metal oxide varistor (MOV) and spark gap wiring of the essential bus lightning strike protection, which could result in overload of the MOV in a lightning strike and al...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Model 390 Airplanes