# AD 72-26-01: Nose Compartment Door Latch

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Textron 99, 99A, 99A (FACH), A99, A99A, B99 and C99
- Effective: December 21, 1972
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-1576
- Registered aircraft: 95 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F358A17EC2EE48F886256A08007377DF.0001
- DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-26-01

## The airworthiness directive

72-26-01 BEECH: Amdt. 39-1576. Applies to 99 series (Serial Numbers U-1 thru U-148) airplanes.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To reduce the possibility that baggage or cargo in the nose compartment might become a hazard by shifting, accomplish either Paragraph A or Paragraph B within 200 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD:

A) Install an additional latch on the nose compartment door as provided in Beech Kit No. 99-4019S or any FAA-approved equivalent, or

B) Install a baggage/cargo restraint system in accordance with data approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.

This amendment becomes effective December 21, 1972.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 6 of 12 models: A99, A99A, C99, B99, 99A, 99

## 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: 95 (95 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Beech 95

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Beech C-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99): 54 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99): 23 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 99A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a): 11 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech B-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99): 6 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech A99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a99): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 5 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-26-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-26-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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