Mon, Mar 07, 2005
AD NUMBER: PL2005-05-53R1
MANUFACTURER: Cessna
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2005-05-53
R1
SUMMARY: The FAA has been notified that inadequate
or incorrect flight controls rigging may exist on recently produced
Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T airplanes. The following
issues were identified through Cessna's inspection of airplanes
still at their production facility:- Two airplanes with ailerons
not engaging the upper stops and one with a flap push/pull rod
missing the nut on the bolt.- Elevator cables chafing fuel lines
near the fuel selector, which caused damage to the fuel lines.-
Elevator trim cables routed outside the cotter pins in the
horizontal stabilizer.- Elevator trim cables crossed twice (trim
functioned correctly in flight).- Control cables rubbing structures
such as bulkheads and center consoles.- Aileron bell crank
adjustment screw interference with stringer.- Barrels on control
cables not safety pinned or incorrectly pinned.- Control cables
routed outside of pulleys.- A bent flap bell crank. After careful
review of all available information related to the subject
presented above, FAA has determined that: - Operation of the
affected Models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T airplanes should be
prohibited until all the flight control systems are inspected and
any discrepancies corrected; and - AD action should be taken to
prevent loss of airplane control due to incorrect or inadequate
rigging of critical flight systems.
Consequently, we issued emergency AD 2005-05-53 on March 4,
2005, to require a one-time detailed inspection of the flight
control system, correction of installations that do not conform to
type design, and repair of any damage. The serial number
designations included in AD 2005-05-53 were incorrect. We are
revising AD 2005-05-53 to correct the serial numbers in the AD.
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