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Airworthiness Directive 96-03-07

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Official AD 96-03-07 · FR doc 96-1521 · 1996-02-12 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Beech Model 400, 400A, and MU-300-10 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Beech Model 400, 400A, and MU-300-10 airplanes, that requires installation of an improved adjustment mechanism on the flightcrew seats and replacement of the existing aluminum seat reinforcement assemblies with steel assemblies. This amendment is prompted by reports of incomplete latching of the existing adjustment mechanism and cracked reinforcement assemblies, which could result in sudden shifting of a flightcrew seat. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent such shifting of a flightcrew seat, which could impair the flightcrew's ability to control the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 96-03-07 applies to

MakesBeechcraft

Extracted text begins at the standard 'preceding applicability provision' boilerplate; the AD's actual airplane model/serial list precedes this excerpt and was not captured by extraction. Requires installing an improved flightcrew seat adjustment mechanism and replacing aluminum seat reinforcement assemblies with steel assemblies, per Beechcraft Service Bulletin No. 2536, Revision 1, dated April 1995; oversight by FAA Transport Airplane Directorate (Renton) indicates a transport-category airplane.

Whether AD 96-03-07 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 96-03-07 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.