Is AD 97-06-10 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 97-06-10 requires a repetitive inspection every 100 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 97-06-10 apply to?

AD 97-06-10 applies to Raytheon Aircraft Company — models 76. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 97-06-10

recurring

Official AD 97-06-10 · FR doc 97-6539 · 1997-03-19 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formerly Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 76 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 91-14- 14, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main landing gear (MLG) ``A'' frame assemblies for cracks on Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Model 76 airplanes (formerly referred to as Beech Model 76 airplanes), and replacing any assembly found cracked. AD 91- 14-14 resulted from reports of fatigue cracks developing on the MLG ``A'' frame assemblies of the affected airplanes. Raytheon has developed improved design MLG ``A'' frame assemblies, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that Model 76 airplanes with an improved design ``A'' frame assembly installed on both the left and right MLG should be exempt from AD 91-14-14. This action retains the requirement of repetitively inspecting the MLG ``A'' frame assemblies for cracks and replacing any cracked ``A'' frame assembly only for those Model 76 airplanes that do not have the improved design parts installed. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent MLG failure because of a cracked ``A'' frame assembly, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 100 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 97-06-10 applies to

MakesRaytheon Aircraft Company

Models76

Part-conditional — 105-810023-75, 105-810023-76.

Main landing gear 'A' frame assembly crack inspection (visual + dye penetrant) per Raytheon Mandatory SB No. 2361 Rev. III (dated Jun 1996), repeated at 100-hr TIS intervals; replacing a cracked frame with improved P/N 105-810023-75 (left) or 105-810023-76 (right) terminates the repetitive inspection requirement.

Whether AD 97-06-10 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 97-06-10 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.