AD 71-24-10

Airworthiness directive · Security of Control Wheel · Textron 35-C33, 35-C33A, 36 and 21 more

Effective
August 1, 1973
Models
35-C33, 35-C33A, 36, 56TC, 58, 95-B55 and 18 more
Data sheets
TCDS3A15TCDS3A16
Registered aircraft
7,942 matched by model
Product
Aircraft · Small airplane
Amendment
39-1693

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71-24-10 BEECH: Amendment 39-1350 as amended by Amendment 39-1693. Applies to the following airplanes:

1)

Models Serial Numbers Affected 35-C33, E33, F33 CD-1062 thru CD-1254, except CD- 1237 35-C33A, E33A, F33A CE-118 thru CE-346, except CE-324 E33C, F33C CJ-1 thru CJ-30 V35, V35TC, V35A D-8336 thru D-9285, except V35A-TC, V35B, D-9208, -9279, -9280, -9281, V35B-TC 9282 36, A36 E-1 thru E-275 95-B55, 95-B55A TC-1021 thru TC-1397, except TC- 1395, -1396 95-C55, D55, E55 TE-256 thru TE-845, except TE-836, 837 56TC, A56TC TG-1 thru TG-94 58 TH-1 thru TH-170 except TH-135, - 153, -161 D95A, E95 TD-678 thru TD-721

2) Only applicable if altered in service to incorporate P/N 60-524080 series control wheels which have provisions for a clock and light:

Models Serial Numbers Affected 35-C33 CD-814 thru CD-1061 35-C33A CE-1 thru CE-117 V35 D-7977 thru D-8335 95-B55, 95-B55A TC-371 and TC-502 thru TC-1020 95-C55, 95-C55A TC-350 and TE-1 thru TE-255 D95A TD-534 thru TD-677

In order to assure security of control wheels, (1) within 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, for those airplanes which do not comply with AD 71-12-04, or (2) within 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, for those airplanes which do comply with AD 71-12-04, unless already accomplished, accomplish the following:

Ascertain that two Beech inspection stamps can be seen on one tip of each control wheel adapter. (These tips may be seen while looking toward the forward face of control wheel hubs, without disassembly.) If the stamps cannot be seen on an adapter, replace it with either Beech P/N 96-524029-15 (short) or Beech P/N 96-524029-19 (long) control wheel adapters which have the aforementioned stamps, or in the alternative with Beech P/N 96-524029-31 (short) and 96- 524029-33 (long control wheel adapters, or with any equivalent part approved by the Chief, Engineeringand Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.

Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 0254-156, or later revision approved by Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region, pertains to this subject.

This AD Amendment 39-1350 supersedes AD 71-12-04.

Amendment 39-1350 became effective December 1, 1971.

This amendment 39-1693 becomes effective August 1, 1973.

Affected TCDS · 2

The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.

Registered aircraft · 7,942

Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.

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19623
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1965222
1966438
1967356
1968398
1969274
1970200
1971125
1972218
1973326
1974318
1975332
1976309
1977384
1978369
1979336
1980226
1981222
1982116
198371
1984102
198593
198658
1987109
1988120
1989103
1990131
1991129
199277
199388
199499
199561
199652
199785
199875
199978
200076
200169
200235
20039
200423
20059
20071
20161

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