# AD 76-10-05: Leaking Fuel

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Mooney M20C, M20E and M20F
- Effective: May 19, 1976
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-2607
- Registered aircraft: 2,831 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/C2986C825CCC0B0F86256A3B00700728.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-10-05

## The airworthiness directive

76-10-05 MOONEY: Amendment 39-2607. Applies to Models M20C (Serial Numbers 20-0010, 20-1147 through 20-1172), M20E (Serial Numbers 21-0038, 21-1161 through 21-1181, and M20F (Serial Numbers 22-1179 through 22-1272) airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required within the next ten hours' time in service after the effective date of this airworthiness directive unless already accomplished. To prevent fuel from leaking in the cabin as a result of a cracked diaphragm in the low fuel pressure switch, accomplish the following: (a) Remove the low fuel pressure warning system in accordance with Mooney Service Bulletin Number M20-193A dated April 1, 1976, or later FAA approved revision. A copy of this Service Bulletin can be obtained from Mooney Aircraft Corporation, Box 72, Kerrville, Texas 78028. (b) Any alternate equivalent method of compliance with this airworthiness directive must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Flight StandardsDivision, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration. This amendment becomes effective May 19, 1976.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3): Mooney International Corporation; names 3 of 17 models: M20F, M20E, M20C

## 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: 2,831 (2,831 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Mooney 2,808, Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas 23

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c): 1,258 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e): 829 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f): 721 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20e): 9 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20f): 8 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20c): 6 aircraft (airframe model)

All 6 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-10-05/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-10-05/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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