# Proposed AD 96-CE-65-AD: Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 97-10-13
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: January 29, 1997, 62 FR 4203
- Comments due: April 1, 1997
- Became: [AD 97-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-10-13)
- Docket: 96-CE-65-AD
- FR document: 97-2103
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/23/54/2354978ff49bf28adea8acc3e443f295d4fae931766095849d2281e3fe9f8b3c (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-01-29/pdf/97-2103.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/29/97-2103/airworthiness-directives-fairchild-aircraft-inc-sa226-and-sa227-series-airplanes
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/96-CE-65-AD

## Summary

This document proposes to supersede AD 96-21-05, which currently requires the following on certain Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. (Fairchild) SA226 and SA227 series airplanes that do not have a certain elevator torque tube installed: drilling inspection access holes in the elevator torque tube arm, inspecting the elevator torque tube for corrosion, replacing any corroded elevator torque tube, and applying a corrosion preventive compound. AD 96-21-05 resulted from several reports of corrosion found in the elevator torque tube area on the affected airplanes. The proposed AD would retain the actions required by AD 96-21-05, and would add certain Fairchild Model SA227-BC airplanes to the Applicability section of that AD. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent failure of the flight control system caused by a corroded elevator torque tube, which could result in loss of control of the airplane.

## Notices in this docket

- Jan 29, 1997: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 97-2103, comments due Apr 1, 1997 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/29/97-2103/airworthiness-directives-fairchild-aircraft-inc-sa226-and-sa227-series-airplanes)

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