# AD 88-12-12: Fuel System - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Cessna 177RG and F177RG - Effective: July 5, 1988 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Amendment: 39-5941 - Registered aircraft: 791 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8A77B7ABF29CB06186256A4F00459D95.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-12-12 ## The airworthiness directive 88-12-12 CESSNA: Amendment 39-5941. Applies to all serial numbers of Models 177RG and F177RG airplanes certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within the next 75 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent power loss or engine stoppage due to water contamination of the fuel system, accomplish the following: (a) Modify the airplane fuel system using one of the options in subparagraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) below: (1) Install a fuel strainer quick drain control in accordance with STC SA2344CE or SA2345CE. NOTE 1: These STCs are owned by Air Plains, Inc., P.O. Box 541, Wellington, Kansas 67152, telephone (316) 326-8581. (2) Install a fuel strainer quick drain control in accordance with STC SA2335CE or SA2336CE. NOTE 2: These STCs are owned by Cessna Pilots Association, Inc., Wichita Mid- Continent Airport, 2120 Airport Road, P.O. Box 12948, Wichita, Kansas 67277, telephone (316)946-4777. (3) Install a fuel strainer quick drain control by using equivalent aircraft standard hardware. NOTE 3: The FAA has received reports of corrosion inside the fuel strainer bowl caused by undrained water. A check of the condition of the fuel strainer and bowl can be made during installation of the fuel strainer quick drain control. (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, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, Federal Aviation Administration, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209. All persons affected by this AD may obtain copies of the document(s) referred to herein upon request to: Cessna Pilots Association Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) SA2335CE and SA2336CE information may be obtained from Mr. John Frank, Editor Cessna Pilots Association, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, 2120 Airport Road, P.O. Box 12948, Wichita, Kansas 67277, telephone (316) 946-4777. Air Plains Inc. STCs SA2344CE and SA2345CE information may be obtained from Mr. Kent McIntyre, Vice President, Air Plains, Inc., P.O. Box 541, Wellington, Kansas 67152, telephone (316) 326-8581. These documents may also be examined at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This amendment, 39-5941, becomes effective on July 5, 1988. ## Affected data sheets (2) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: 177RG - [TCDS A26EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26EU): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: F177RG ## 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: 791 (791 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Cessna 790, Reims Aviation S A 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg): 788 aircraft (airframe model) - [Cessna F177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-f177rg): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Reims Aviation S A F177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/reims-aviation-s-a-f177rg): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-12-12/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-12-12/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [STC SA2335CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2335CE): Installation of fuel strainer quick drain provisions.. Cessna Pilots Association, Cited in the text - [STC SA2336CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2336CE): Installation of fuel strainer quick drain provisions.. Cessna Pilots Association, Cited in the text - [STC SA2344CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2344CE): Installation of fuel strainer quick drain provisions.. Air Plains Services Corporation, Cited in the text - [STC SA2345CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2345CE): Installation of fuel strainer quick drain provisions.. Air Plains Services Corporation, Cited in the text --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.