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AD 68-20-06 ACTIVE

Rudder Horn Inspection
Key Information
AD Number 68-20-06 Status Active
Effective Date October 03, 1968 Issue Date Not specified
Docket Number Unknown Amendment 39-663
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section N/A
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Sierra Hotel Aero, Inc.
Model(s) Navion A (Army L-17B and L-17C) Navion B Navion D Navion E Navion F Navion G Navion H Navion (Army L-17A)
Regulatory Text

68-20-06 NAVION: Amendment 39-663. Applies to Navion through Navion H airplanes.

Compliance required within the next 50 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, and each annual inspection thereafter.

To prevent failure of the Rudder Horn, P/N 145-24401, accomplish the following:

Inspect for horizontal cracks or corrosion in the edge of the rudder horn. These cracks would appear as delaminations or swelling under the paint. Replace corroded or cracked rudder horns with new or unused part of the same part number or Federal Aviation Administration approved equivalent part before further flight.

This amendment becomes effective October 3, 1968.