# AD 89-18-02 R1: Elevator Push-Pull Rods - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164, G-164A, G-164B, G-164B-15T, G-164B-20T, G-164B-34T, G-164B (with 73 inch wing gap), G-164C, G-164D and G-164D (with 73 inch wing gap) - Effective: November 24, 1989 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Amendment: 39-6369 - Registered aircraft: 564 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/2DF00015536CF0BE86256A4E00447782.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-18-02-R1 ## The airworthiness directive 89-18-02 R1 SCHWEIZER (GRUMMAN): Amendment 39-6300 as revised by Amendment 39-6369. Applicability: All G-164 series (all serial numbers) airplanes certificated in any category. Compliance: Required as indicated in the body of the AD, unless previously accomplished. To prevent the failure of the forward and aft elevator control system push-pull rods and end fittings, accomplish the following: (a) Within the next 30 calendar days after the effective date of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12 calendar months, visually inspect the forward and aft elevator push-pull rod assemblies and end fittings for corrosion and cracks in accordance with the Procedure Section in Schweizer Service Bulletin No. 85, dated June 1, 1989. (b) If corrosion or cracks are found, prior to further flight, replace or repair the defective assembly in accordance with the Procedures Section of Schweizer Service Bulletin No. 85, dated June 1, 1989, utilizing the replacement parts specified in Figure 1 or 2 therein, as applicable, and continue the repetitive inspections specified in paragraph (a) of this AD. (c) Airplanes may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished. (d) An alternate method of compliance or adjustment of the initial or repetitive compliance times which provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, New England Region, 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 202, Valley Stream, New York 11581. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office. All persons affected by this directive, may obtain copies of the documents referred to herein upon request to the Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, P.O. Box 147, Elmira, New York 14902, or may examine these documents at the FAA, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This AD revises AD 89-18-02, Amendment 39-6300, which became effective on September 15, 1989. This amendment (39-6369, AD 89-18-02 R1) becomes effective on November 24, 1989. ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16): Allied Ag Cat Productions Inc.; names 8 of 10 models: G-164B, G-164D (with 73 inch wing gap), G-164C, G-164, G-164B-20T, G-164A, G-164B-34T, G-164B-15T ## 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: 564 (564 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer 325, Grumman 119, Schweizer 64, Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C 36, Grumman American Avn. 12, Ag-Cat 5, Grumman/Schweizer 2, Gulfstream Schweizer A/C 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b): 157 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a): 150 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a): 63 aircraft (airframe model) - [Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b): 56 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164): 52 aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b): 33 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c): 18 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman American Avn. G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b): 6 aircraft (airframe model) - [Ag-Cat G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-g-164b): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman American Avn. G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman American Avn. G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164a): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164d): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Schweizer G-164B-20T](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b-20t): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman G164C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g164c): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164b): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Grumman/Schweizer G-164D](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-schweizer-g-164d): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Schweizer G164B-34T](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164b-34t): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164C](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164c): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Schweizer G164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164a): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Schweizer G-164C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164c): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 22 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-18-02-R1/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-18-02-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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