Is AD 98-13-41 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-13-41 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-13-41 apply to?

AD 98-13-41 applies to Cessna — models 172R, 172. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-13-41

one-time

Official AD 98-13-41 · FR doc 98-17020 · 1998-06-26 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172R airplanes. This action requires: inspecting for incorrectly routed aileron control cables in the center console area; inspecting for incorrectly routed aileron control cables in the right-hand (RH) wing area; inspecting for a loose or improperly installed center lock clamp on the forward aileron control cable drum; and inspecting for loose or missing elevator trim actuator mounting screws, loose rudder circuit pulleys, missing rudder cable guard pins, incorrect elevator trim cable routing, aileron control cable clearance, and flight control cable tension or rigging outside specification. If any of the above conditions are found, this AD requires correcting, repairing, or replacing any damaged or missing part, and reporting any of the above conditions found to the Wichita Aircraft Certification Office. Notification by the manufacturer, service difficulty reports (SDR's), and an FAA surveillance audit at the manufacturing facility identifying potential deficiencies on the affected airplanes prompted the action. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of aileron and elevator control, which could result in loss of directional control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 98-13-41 applies to

MakesCessna

Models172R, 172

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 17280001–17280506.

Applies to Cessna Model 172R airplanes; requires inspecting/correcting aileron control cable routing (center console and right-hand wing) per Cessna SB Nos. SB98-27-02 (dated May 11, 1998) and SB98-27-05 (dated June 1, 1998) to prevent loss of aileron/elevator control. Affected serials are explicitly listed as multiple non-contiguous groups/ranges by sub-paragraph (e.g., 17280001-17280326 plus scattered individual serials for para (a); a separate non-contiguous group for para (b)); the reported serial_ranges entry (17280001-17280506) is the overall span of listed serials, not a contiguous range -- see source AD text for the exact non-contiguous serial list per sub-paragraph. Source excerpt is truncated mid-list.

Whether AD 98-13-41 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 98-13-41 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.