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Airworthiness Directive 2013-11-10

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Official AD 2013-11-10 · FR doc 2013-14689 · 2013-06-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) (previously COLUMBIA or LANCAIR) Models LC40-550FG, LC41-550FG, and LC42-550FG airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that during maximum braking, if the brakes lock up and a skid occurs, a severe oscillatory yawing motion or "wheel walk" may develop, which could result in further significant structural damage to the airplane. This AD requires insertions into the pilot's operating handbook (POH) and the airplane maintenance manuals (AMM) regarding proper use of the brakes and inspection of the aft fuselage. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2013-11-10 applies to

MakesCessna Aircraft Company
ModelsLC40-550FG, LC41-550FG, LC42-550FG, LC40, LC41, LC42
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 40001–40079, 41001–41108, 41501–41533, 41563–41800, 411001–411161, 42001–42084, 42501–42569, 421001–421020.

Type certificate previously held by Columbia or Lancair. Model designations: LC40-550FG = Model 300, LC41-550FG = Model 400, LC42-550FG = Model 350.

Whether AD 2013-11-10 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
Date — When the work was done.
Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2013-11-10 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.