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Airworthiness Directive 2023-22-06

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Official AD 2023-22-06 · FR doc 2023-25762 · 2023-11-21 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 96-12-20, which applied to certain Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G airplanes. AD 96-12-20 required visual inspections to detect loose, missing, or deformed fasteners in the upper truss mounts of certain engines, visual inspections to detect cracking in the associated lugs, repetitive ultrasonic inspections to detect cracking of the upper lugs, and replacement of damaged or cracked parts. AD 96-12-20 also provided for an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This AD was prompted by reports of fatigue cracking of the lugs of the upper truss mount, and by reports of cracks found prior to the initial inspection times required by AD 96-12-20 and the determination that the terminating action is no longer valid. This AD requires one-time inspections for cracked or severed engine truss mount upper lugs of the outboard engines, and replacement of the engine truss mount if necessary. This AD also revises the applicability to include all Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G airplanes, and all Model EC-130Q, C-130H, HP-C-130A, C-130A, and C-130B (including Model 282- 44A-05) airplanes. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2023-22-06 applies to

MakesLockheed Martin
Models382, 382B, 382E, 382F, 382G, C-130A, C-130B, EC-130Q, C-130H, C-130

Also applies to restricted-category airplanes on the type certificate data sheets of: LeSEA (Model C-130A, TCDS A34SO Rev 1); T.B.M., Inc. (Model C-130A, TCDS A39CE Rev 3); Western International Aviation (Model C-130A, TCDS A33NM); USDA Forest Service (Model C-130A, TCDS A15NM Rev 4); Snow Aviation International (Model C-130A, TCDS TQ3CH Rev 1); International Air Response (Model C-130A, TCDS A31NM Rev 3); Heavylift Helicopters (Model C-130B, TCDS A35NM Rev 1); Hawkins & Powers Aviation (Model HP-C-130A, TCDS A30NM Rev 1); Coulson Aviation (USA), Inc. (Model EC-130Q and C-130H, TCDS T00019LA Rev 4); Lockheed-Georgia Company (Model 282-44A-05/C-130B, TCDS A5SO); and surplus Model C-130A airplanes.

Whether AD 2023-22-06 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 2023-22-06 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.