AD NUMBER: 2008-04-09
MANUFACTURER: Taylorcraft Inc.
SUBJECT: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2008-04-09 SUMMARY: We are adopting a
new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2007-16-14, which
applies to all Taylorcraft (Taylorcraft) A, B, and F series
airplanes. AD 2007-16-14 currently requires you to do an initial
visual inspection of the left and right wing front and aft lift
struts for cracks and corrosion and replace any cracked strut or
strut with corrosion that exceeds certain limits. If the strut is
replaced with an original design vented strut, AD 2007-16-14
require you to repetitively inspect those struts thereafter. Since
we issued AD 2007-16-14, we determined that the eddy current
inspection method does not address the unsafe condition for the
long term. We also determined that Models FA-III and TG-6 airplanes
are not equipped with the affected struts.Consequently, this AD
retains the actions required in AD 2007-16-14, except it removes
the eddy current inspection method (provides 24-month credit if
already done using this method), adds the radiograph method as an
inspection method, changes the Applicability section, and changes
the compliance time between the repetitive inspections. We are
issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks and corrosion in the
left and right wing front and aft lift struts. This condition, if
not corrected, could result in failure of the lift strut and lead
to in-flight separation of the wing.
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