# AD 93-01-07: End Clevis Fitting

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Textron 400A and 400T
- Effective: March 2, 1993
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-8461
- Docket: 92-NM-164-AD
- Registered aircraft: 299 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/ECFDB7F07B45A95F86256A09005E36A6.0001
- DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-01-07

## The airworthiness directive

93-01-07 BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-8461. Docket 92-NM-164- AD.

Applicability: Model 400A series airplanes having serial numbers RK-1 through RK-32, inclusive; and Model 400T series airplanes having serial numbers TT-1 through TT-6, inclusive; certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.

To prevent snagging of the end clevis fitting and kinking (and subsequent failure) of the emergency release cable of the main landing gear, which may prevent extension of the main landing gear, accomplish the following:

  (a) Within 100 flight hours after the effective date of this AD, replace the existing link assembly from the uplink mechanism of the main landing gear door with an improved link assembly, in accordance with Beechcraft Service Bulletin 2447, dated June 1992.

  (b) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an acceptable level of safety may be used ifapproved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, Small Airplane Directorate. Operators shall submit their requests through an appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Wichita ACO.

NOTE: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Wichita ACO.

  (c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

  (d) The replacement shall be done in accordance with Beechcraft Service Bulletin 2447, dated June 1992. 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 Beech Aircraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or at the FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas; or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.

  (e) This amendment becomes effective on March 2, 1993.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A16SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16SW): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 2 of 4 models: 400A, 400T

## 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: 299 (299 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Raytheon 216, Beech 44, Hawker Beechcraft 39

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Raytheon 400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-400a): 216 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400a): 43 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Hawker Beechcraft 400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-400a): 39 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 400T](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400t): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 5 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-01-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-01-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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