# AD 74-16-03: Restricted Elevator Travel

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Textron 100, 99, 99A, A100, A100-1 (U-21J), A100A and A100C
- Effective: August 6, 1974
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-1907
- Registered aircraft: 63 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/185FA25D2E50CC8586256A0800738ACE.0001
- DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-16-03

## The airworthiness directive

74-16-03 BEECH: Amendment 39-1907. Applies to 99 series airplanes (Serial Numbers U-1 through U-151) and 100 and A100 series (Serial Numbers B-1 through B-177) airplanes.

Compliance: Required as indicated unless already accomplished.

To prevent restricted elevator travel, within the next 100 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following:

A) In accordance with the attached sketch and Part II of Beech Service Instruction 0618-152 or subsequent revisions, remove the elevator stop bolts and drill a .046 inch diameter hole in each bolt, or in the alternative, replace the bolts with NAS 428H4-7 bolts which have predrilled heads. Drill a .062 inch diameter hole in each stop bolt mount. Reinstall and safety the installation in accordance with said service instructions.

B) Any equivalent method of compliance with this AD must be approved by Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.

NOTE: Beechcraft Service Instruction 0618-152 replaces Beechcraft Service Instruction 0374-152, Rev. I and Beechcraft Service Instruction 0455-152, Rev. I.

This amendment supersedes AD 71-26-02, Amendment 39-1364.

This amendment becomes effective August 6, 1974.

## Affected data sheets (2) (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: A100C, A100A, A100, 100, 99A, 99
- [TCDS A24CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A24CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 37 models: A100-1 (U-21J)

## 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: 63 (63 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Beech 63

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99): 23 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech A100](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100): 15 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100): 14 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 99A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a): 11 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-16-03/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-16-03/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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