# AD 81-14-06: Rudder Trim/Nose Gear Steering Bungee

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Cessna 172RG
- Effective: July 13, 1981
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-4158
- Registered aircraft: 445 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/96505A9A7A3626F0862569B9004D3837.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-14-06

## The airworthiness directive

81-14-06 CESSNA: Amendment 39-4158. Applies to Model 172RG (S/Ns 172RG0001 through 172RG0769) airplanes certificated in any category.

COMPLIANCE: Required as indicated unless already accomplished.

To ensure the integrity of the rudder trim/nose gear steering bungee, accomplish the following:

A) Prior to further flight, install a locally fabricated placard in clear view of the pilot, using letters at least 3/32 inch high, which reads:

"ELEVATOR MOVEMENT MAY BE LIMITED WHEN RIGHT RUDDER IS APPLIED. IF THIS CONDITION IS ENCOUNTERED, CENTER THE RUDDER PEDALS, LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AND COMPLY WITH AD 81-14-06 PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT."

B) The fabrication and installation of the required placard of this AD may be accomplished by the holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations on any airplane owned or operated by that person. That individual must make an entry in the airplane maintenance records showing compliance with paragraph A) of this AD.

C) On airplanes with over 150 hours time-in-service on the effective date of this AD, within the next 50 hours time-in-service, replace Part Number 2467003-1 rudder trim/nose gear steering bungee with Part Number 2467003-6 rudder trim/nose gear steering bungee.

D) On airplanes with less than 150 hours time-in-service on the effective date of this AD, replace Part Number 2467003-1 rudder trim/nose gear steering bungee with Part Number 2467003-6 rudder trim/nose gear steering bungee prior to the accumulation of 200 hours time-in- service.

E) Compliance with Paragraphs C) or D), as appropriate, allows removal of the placard installed in Paragraph A).

F) Record compliance with this AD by an appropriate entry in the airplane maintenance records. This should include those airplanes where the provisions of this AD have already been accomplished.

NOTE: Cessna Single Engine Service Letter SE80-99, Rev. 1, dated June 8, 1981, pertains to this subject.

This amendment becomes effective July 13, 1981.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 12 models: 172RG

## 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: 445 (445 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Cessna 445

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg): 445 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-14-06/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-14-06/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

## NTSB investigations that cite this AD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04IA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA138), May 11, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N6562V), Chamblee, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the nosewheel bungee assembly, which restricted the movement of the elevator control. A factor was the inadequate equipment from an unknown source/manufacturer.

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