AD 76-09-01

Airworthiness directive · Emergency Exit Door · Textron 65, 65-80, 65-A80 and 5 more

Effective
April 30, 1976
Models
65, 65-80, 65-A80, 65-A80-8800, 65-B80, 70, A65, A65-8200
Data sheet
TCDS3A20
Registered aircraft
65 matched by model
Product
Aircraft · Small airplane
Amendment
39-2589

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed January 21, 2026.

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The airworthiness directive

76-09-01 BEECH: Amendment 39-2589. Applies to Models 65, A65 and A65-8200 (Serial Numbers L-1, L-2, L-3, LF-7, LF-8 and LC-1 thru LC-335), Model 70 (Serial Numbers LB-1 thru LB-35), and Models 65-80, 65-A80, 65-A80-8800 and 65-B80 (Serial Numbers LD-1 thru LD-494) airplanes.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To provide instruction on the operation of the emergency exit door, within the next 100 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following:

A) On all airplanes, below the existing emergency exit operating instructions placard, install P/N 50-535033-7 decal or an equivalent pressure sensitive decal which reads:

"DO NOT OPEN IN FLIGHT"

B) On all airplanes, except Model 65-B80, add Airplane Flight Manual Supplement P/N 1313300 dated March 28, 1975, or later date, to the existing FAA-approved flight manual.

C) On Model 65-B80 airplanes, examine the FAA-approved flight manual to verifythat it is P/N 50-590211-1A3, revised May 30, 1975, and if not, install same in the airplane.

This amendment becomes effective April 30, 1976.

Affected TCDS · 1

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

Registered aircraft · 65

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

By aircraft maker
  • Beech63 aircraft
  • Monocoupe1 aircraft
  • Rockwell International1 aircraft
By year built
19601979
Registered aircraft by year built: 44 aircraft
19603
19612
196210
19631
19642
19655
19665
19674
19682
19696
19701
19711
19731
19791

21 with no year recorded

By model

Aircraft

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