# AD 87-18-06 R1: Seat Recline Actuator Handle - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Textron 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA, A36, A36TC, B36TC, E55, F33A and V35B - Effective: February 5, 1988 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Amendment: 39-5837 - Registered aircraft: 6,238 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/1EAA2869207BCAE2862569B3005291B1.0001 - DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-18-06-R1 ## The airworthiness directive 87-18-06 R1 BEECH: Amendment 39-5721 as amended by amendment 39-5837 applies to model and serial numbered airplanes listed below equipped with the optional hydrolock seat recline actuators on co-pilot and third and fourth seats, certificated in any category: MODEL SERIAL NUMBERS F33A CE-919, CE-923, CE-925, CE-927, CE-929, thru CE-1083 V35B D-10348, D-10353 thru D-10403 A36 E-1422, E-1551, E-1569, E-1581, E-1594 thru E-2327 A36TC and B36TC EA-21, EA-28, EA-33 thru EA-454 E55 TE-1152, TE-1181 thru TE-1201 58 and 58A TH-1027, TH-1062, TH-1067, TH-1080 thru TH-1507 58P and 58PA TJ-210, TJ-235 thru TJ-497 58TC and 58TCA TK-107, TK-108, TK-110 thru TK-151 Compliance: Required within the next 100 hours time-in-service or the next scheduled inspection, whichever occurs first after the effective date of this revised AD, unless already accomplished per the original issuance of this AD. To prevent the co-pilot and/or passenger chair armrest from coming in contact with the seat recline actuator handle and inadvertently releasing the locking feature on the seatback, accomplish the following: (a) Replace the seat recline actuator handle on the co-pilot's and the third and fourth passenger seats that are equipped with reclining backs, with a new P/N 102-530111-5 handle assembly in accordance with the instructions in Beech Service Bulletin No. 2175, revision dated June 1987. NOTE: The third and fourth passenger seats are the seats immediately behind the pilot's and co-pilot's seats. (b) Airplanes may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished. (c) An equivalent means of compliance with this AD may be used if approved by the Manager, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; Telephone (316) 946-4400. All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of the documents referred to herein upon request to Beech Aircraft Corporation, Commercial Service, Dept. 52, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085, or may examine these documents at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1558, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This amendment 39-5837 revises AD 87-18-06, Amendment 39-5721, effective October 9, 1987. This amendment 39-5837 becomes effective on February 5, 1988. ## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 5 of 27 models: V35B, B36TC, A36, F33A, A36TC - [TCDS A23CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 4 of 4 models: 58TC, 58P, 58TCA, 58PA - [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 3 of 21 models: 58, E55, 58A ## 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: 6,238 (6,238 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Beech 5,519, Raytheon 718, Beech/Goedkerj L 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 1,907 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a): 978 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b): 913 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58): 726 aircraft (airframe model) - [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36): 448 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p): 298 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech B36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc): 225 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55): 215 aircraft (airframe model) - [Raytheon 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-58): 188 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech A36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc): 174 aircraft (airframe model) - [Raytheon B36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b36tc): 82 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 58TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc): 79 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 58PA](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58pa): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech/Goedkerj L A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-goedkerj-l-a36): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 58TCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tca): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 18 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-18-06-R1/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-18-06-R1/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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