SAIB CE-00-14

SPECIAL

AIRWORTHINESS

INFORMATION

BULLETIN

REGULATORY SUPPORT DIVISION P.O. BOX 26460 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73125-0460

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

No. CE-00-14 January 20, 2000

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Introduction:

The purpose of this Special Airworthiness Information Bu lletin (SAIB) is to provide safety information to owners/operators of Raytheon (Beech) Models Bonanza 36/A36, A36TC, B36TC, Ba ron B55 (95-B55), E-55, Baron A56TC, Baron 58, 58P, and 58TC.

Background:

Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) has reported to th e FAA that during accidents, some rear seats of Baron/Bonanza airplanes separated from their attachments to the airplane. RAC has issued mandatory Service Bulletin (SB) 53-3159 in August, 1999 to take corrective action in order to avoid the separation of these rear seats in an accident. Warranty credits are allowed as per SB 53-3159.

The Small Airplane Directorate of the FAA has now received service information from Raytheon Aircraft Company that specifies modification to the 5 th and 6 th seat attachments to the airplane structure of Raytheon Bonanza and Baron airplanes. The Serial Numbers of the affected airplanes are:

• Bonanza 36/A36 serials E-1 through E-3192

• Bonanza A36TC serials EA-1 through EA-241 and EA-243 through EA-272

• Bonanza B36TC serials EA-242 and EA-273 through EA-619

• Baron B55 (95-B55) serials TC-1299 through TC-2456

• Baron E-55 serials TE-768 through TE-1201

• Baron A56TC serials TG-84 through TG-94

• Baron 58, serials TH-1 through TH-1865

• Baron 58P serials TJ-3 through TJ-497

• Baron 58TC serials TK-1 through TK-151

Raytheon has designed seat attachment kits to eliminate the seat detachment in the airplanes listed above. RAC has also issued a Mandatory SB 53-3159 (August, 1999) to rectify the problem. Design changes were defined for production on Engineering Change Record (ECR) 11301 for effectivity set at serial numbers TH-1866, E-3193, and EA-620.

The FAA strongly urges the incorporation of the pr ovisions of service bulletin SB-53-3159 “Fuselage – 5 th and 6th seat attachment improvement” on all affected airplanes.

SB 53-3159 contains information on Warranty Credits. For copies of this SB, contact Raytheon at

1.800.429.5372.

For Further Information Contact:

FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, T. N. Baktha, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Services, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas, 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4102; fax: (316) 946-4407;

email: t.n.baktha@faa.gov.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE

Airworthiness Directives (AD) for a particular make and m odel of aircraft are mailed to the aircraft owners using the permanent mailing address on file with the FAA Registry. If you need to change your address, please complete this form and mail to FAA Aircraft Registration. A revised Certif icate of Aircraft Registration will be mailed to you without charge.

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— Individual owner must sign.

— Partnership, a general partner must sign.

— Co-owner, each co-owner must si gn, continuing as necessary on an attached sheet.

— Government, any authorized person may sign.

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