# AD 57-04-01: Aileron Hinge

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Cessna 310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I, 310J, 310J-1 and 6 more
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 1,410 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/B82E5DD028876A5486256A340061F6FD.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/57-04-01

## The airworthiness directive

57-04-01 CESSNA: Applies to All Model 310 Aircraft Prior to and Including Serial Number 35392, Except Those Incorporating Aileron Hinges Having P/N 0824006-1 and -2.

Compliance required not later than April 15, 1957, and at 100-hour intervals of operation thereafter. Inspect the outboard aileron hinge for cracks in the upper flange, adjacent to the bearing. Any hinges found cracked should be replaced with the new, redesigned outboard aileron hinge (P/N 0824006-1 left, and 0824006-2 right). When the redesigned outboard aileron hinge is installed, this special inspection is no longer required.

To facilitate hinge replacement, it is permissible to cut a standard size inspection opening in the wing lower skin, below the outboard hinge, attachment point.

(Cessna Service Bulletin No. 310-7 covers this same subject.)

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 18 of 23 models: 310I, 310L, 310P, 310A, 310R, 310Q, 310B, 310D…

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 1,410 (1,410 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Cessna 1,410

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r): 361 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q): 277 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310): 103 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k): 78 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l): 62 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p): 61 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i): 60 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j): 59 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c): 58 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d): 56 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n): 55 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b): 45 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f): 41 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g): 41 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h): 33 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a): 14 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 310E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310e): 6 aircraft (airframe model)

All 17 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/57-04-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/57-04-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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