# AD 71-04-03: Nose Gear Strut

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: True Flight Holdings AA-1
- Effective: February 25, 1971
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-1155
- Registered aircraft: 153 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/3F7C48C28AA61E1386256A38005D6718.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-04-03

## The airworthiness directive

71-04-03 AMERICAN AVIATION: Amdt. 39-1155. Applies to American Aviation Corp., Model AA-1, certificated in all categories S/N AA1-0001 through AA1-0432.

  (a) Within the next 10 hours in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished, inspect and test the nose gear strut in accordance with the procedures of American Aviation Service Bulletin No. 121A dated 1/8/71 or with an equivalent method.

  (b) Replace defective parts prior to further flight with a part received from the manufacturer after 1 June 1970 or inspected and tested in accordance with this directive.

  (c) Equivalent methods and parts must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region.

This airworthiness directive is effective February 25, 1971 and was effective as to all recipients of the letter dated January 12, 1971 which contained this airworthiness directive.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA): True Flight Holdings LLC; names 1 of 4 models: AA-1

## 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: 153 (153 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: American 153

Models with the most aircraft:

- [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1): 153 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-04-03/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-04-03/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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