# AD 84-20-02: Nose Landing Gear

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Cessna 402C, 404, 414A, 421C, 425 and 441
- Effective: November 1, 1984
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-4922
- Registered aircraft: 1,333 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/49A96EC6FB58E5BB862569B9004D1765.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-20-02

## The airworthiness directive

84-20-02 CESSNA: Amendment 39-4922. Applies to Models 402C (S/Ns 402C0001 thru 402C0802); 404 (S/Ns 404-0001 thru 404-0859); 414A (S/Ns 414A0001 thru 414A1003); 421C (S/Ns 421C0001 thru 421C1402); 425 (S/Ns 425-0002 thru 425-0190); 441 (S/Ns 441-0001 thru 441-0333) airplanes certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required within the next 200 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To preclude collapse of the nose landing gear:

  (a) Replace the nose landing gear actuator rod ends on Models 425 and 441 airplanes in accordance with Cessna Service Information Letter (CSIL) PJ84-10 dated March 2, 1984, and on Models 402C, 404, 414A and 421C airplanes in accordance with CSIL ME84-10 dated March 9, 1984.

  (b) The aircraft may be flown in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation 21.197 to a location where this AD can be accomplished.

  (c) An equivalent means of compliance with this AD may be used if approved by the Manager, Aircraft Certification Office, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 100, 1801 Airport Road, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone (316) 946-4400.

This amendment becomes effective on November 1, 1984.

## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 4 of 16 models: 421C, 425, 402C, 414A
- [TCDS A25CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 2 models: 404
- [TCDS A28CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A28CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: 441

## 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: 1,333 (1,333 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Cessna 1,333

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c): 496 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a): 363 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 441](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441): 172 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 425](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425): 161 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c): 115 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404): 26 aircraft (airframe model)

All 8 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-20-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-20-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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