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AD 59-17-05 ACTIVE

Horizontal Tail Spar Fitting
Key Information
AD Number 59-17-05 Status Active
Effective Date Not specified Issue Date Not specified
Docket Number Unknown Amendment N/A
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section N/A
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Helio Aircraft LLC
Model(s) H-391B H-395 (USAF L-28A or U-10B)
Regulatory Text

59-17-05 HELIO: Applies to All Model H-391B Aircraft Except Serial Numbers 093, 094, and 098; and Model H-395, Serial Numbers 502 Through 510.

Compliance required as indicated.

Within the next 10 hours unless already accomplished inspect the horizontal tail front spar splice plate, P/N 391-020-305, for cracks around all bolt holes and the 2.0-inches diameter lightening hole. If cracks are found, the fitting should be replaced with an identically dimensioned part 0.063-inch 4130 steel. If no cracks are found the original aluminum fitting shall be inspected at each 25 hours thereafter until the next 100-hour inspection or October 1, 1959, whichever occurs first, when it must be replaced with a steel part.

(Helio Service Bulletin No. 21 covers this subject.)