- Effective
- December 7, 1981
- Models
- M-5-235C, Flyweights
- Data sheet
- TCDS3A23
- Registered aircraft
- 181 matched by model
- Product
- Appliance
- Amendment
- 39-4269
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The airworthiness directive
81-25-01 WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY: Amendment 39-4269. Applies to Model F210681 Serial Numbers 1446751 through 1446783, 1446785 through 1446806, 1446808, 1446809, 1446811, 1446812, 1446814 through 1446817, 1567547 through 1567562, 1567564 through 1567594, and 1567596 through 1567612 installed on Maule M5 235C airplanes.
Compliance is required as indicated, unless already accomplished. To prevent the possible failure of the flyweights, accomplish the following:
Within the next 50 hours time in service from the effective date of this AD, remove Woodward Governor Model F210681 with the above listed serial numbers and replace with a Woodward Governor Model F210681 S/N not listed above in accordance with Woodward Service Bulletin 33576 dated October 1981.
This amendment becomes effective December 7, 1981.
Affected TCDS · 1
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 181
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1973 | 1 |
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| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 30 |
| 1977 | 34 |
| 1978 | 30 |
| 1979 | 19 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
32 with no year recorded