# AD 91-17-01: Elevator Trim Tab Actuators - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Textron 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, 36, 45 (Military YT-34), 56TC, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA and 31 more - Effective: November 25, 1991 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Amendment: 39-7099 - Docket: 90-CE-71-AD - Registered aircraft: 8,285 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/05921B40B5F97C9086256A09005CA840.0001 - DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-17-01 ## The airworthiness directive 91-17-01 BEECH: Amendment 39-7099. Docket No. 90-CE-71-AD. Applicability: The following Model airplanes, certificated in any category: Models Serial Numbers 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, CD-1 through CD-981 and 35-C33, E33, F33, G33 CD-983 through CD-1304 35-C33A, E33A, F33A CE-1 through CE-235, CE-249, CE-250, CE-256, CE-260, CE-264 through CE-268, and CE-270 through CE-1565 E33C, F33C CJ-1 through CJ-179 36, A36 E-1 through E-2103, E-2105 through E-2110 A36TC, B36TC EA-1 through EA-319, and EA-321 through EA-388 T34C-1 GM-1 through GM-142 34C GP-1 through GP-50 T-34C GL-1 through GL-353 45 G-3 through G-6 A45 G-7 through G-156, G-257 through G-306, G-696 through G-845, CG-1 through CG-47, CG-58 through CG-60, CG-68, CG-73, CG-75, CG-78, CG-79, CG-105, CG-106, CG-108, CG-111 through CG-179, CG-200 through CG-223, CG-279 through CG-319 D45 BG-1 through BG-423 95 TD-2 through TD-302 B95 TD-303 through TD-452 B95A TD-453 through TD-533 D95A TD-534 through TD-707 E95 TD-708 through TD-721 95-55 TC-1 through TC-190 95-A55 TC-191 through TC-349, TC-351 through TC-370, and TC-372 through TC-501 95-B55, 95-B55A TC-371, TC-502 through TC-2456 95-C55 TC-350 95-C55A TE-1 through TE-49, and TE-51 through TE-451 D55, D55A TE-452 through TE-767 E55, E55A TE-768 through TE-1201 56TC TG-2 through TG-83 A56TC TG-84 through TG-94 58, 58A TH-1 through TH-1388, and TH-1390 through TH-1395 58P, 58PA TJ-3 through TJ-435, and TJ-437 through TJ-443 58TC, 58TCA TK-1 through TK-150 Compliance: Required the next time the elevator trim tab actuators are removed for any reason, but no later than 12 calendar months after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent loss of control of the airplane because of interchanging the right-hand and left-hand elevator trim tab actuators, accomplish the following: (a)Paint a stripe on each stabilizer rear spar (right-hand black; and left-hand blue) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Beech Service Bulletin No. 2399, dated March 1991. (b) Remove the cover over the actuator inspection hole on each stabilizer and paint the inspection hole ledges (right-hand black; and left-hand blue) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Beech Service Bulletin No. 2399, dated March 1991. (c) Paint a stripe .50 by 1 inch on each actuator housing through the inspection holes (right-hand black; and left-hand blue) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions in Beech Service Bulletin No. 2399, dated March 1991. Actuators must not be removed to paint the .50 by 1 inch stripe on the housing. NOTE: A left-hand trim tab actuator will have threads on its actuator screw that will rotate clockwise when screwed into the actuator assembly, and a right-hand trim tab actuator will have threads on its actuator screw that willrotate counterclockwise when screwed into the actuator assembly. (d) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. (e) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209. The request should be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office. (f) The modification required by this AD shall be done in accordance with Beech Service Bulletin No. 2399, dated March 1991. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies may be obtained from the Beech Aircraft Corporation, Commercial Service, Department 52, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 1100 L Street, NW, Room 8401, Washington, DC. This amendment (39-7099, AD 91-17-01) becomes effective on November 25, 1991. ## Affected data sheets (5) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 19 of 21 models: 95, 95-B55, 95-C55A, D55, 58, 95-A55, D55A, 95-C55… - [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 16 of 27 models: 35-C33A, 35-A33, E33A, E33C, B36TC, 36, E33, A36… - [TCDS A23CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 4 of 4 models: 58TC, 58P, 58TCA, 58PA - [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 3 of 3 models: 45 (Military YT-34), D45 (Military T-34B), A45 (Military T-34A; B-45) - [TCDS A26CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: T-34C ## 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: 8,285 (8,285 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Beech 7,551, Raytheon 718, Beech-Parks 5, Beech-Nogle 4, Beechcraft 2, Beech-Curtis 1, Beech-Sarver 1, Beech/Blackwell D D 1, Beech/Briggs 1, 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 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a): 774 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 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33): 291 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 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33): 185 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech A36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc): 174 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45): 162 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55): 158 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33): 130 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55): 119 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a): 113 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36): 111 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95): 95 aircraft (airframe model) - [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55): 90 aircraft (airframe model) All 56 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-17-01/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-17-01/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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