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Airworthiness Directive 2009-10-09

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Official AD 2009-10-09 · FR doc E9-11029 · 2009-05-13 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 150 and 152 Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 150 and 152 series airplanes. This AD requires you to either install a placard prohibiting spins and other acrobatic maneuvers in the airplane or to replace the rudder stop, rudder stop bumper, and attachment hardware with a new rudder stop modification kit and replace the safety wire with jamnuts. This AD results from follow-on investigations of two accidents where the rudder was found in the over-travel position with the stop plate hooked over the stop bolt heads. While neither of the accident aircraft met type design, investigations revealed that aircraft in full conformity with type design can exceed the travel limits set by the rudder stops. We are issuing this AD to prevent the rudder from traveling past the normal travel limit. Operation in this non-certificated control position is unacceptable and could cause undesirable consequences, such as contact between the rudder and the elevator.

Which aircraft AD 2009-10-09 applies to

MakesCessna Aircraft Company
Models150F, 150G, 150H, 150J, 150K, 150L, 150M, A150K, A150L, A150M, F150F, F150G, F150H, F150J, F150K, F150L, F150M, FA150K, FA150L, FA150M, 152, A152, F152, FA152, 150
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 15061533–15064532, 15064533–15064969, 15064971–15067198, 15067199–15069308, 649–649, 15069309–15071128, 15071129–15072003, 15072004–15075781, 15075782–15079405, A1500001–A1500226, A1500227–A1500432, A1500434–A1500523, A1500524–A1500734, 15064970–15064970, F150-0001–F150-0067, F150-0068–F150-0219, F150-0220–F150-0389, F150-0390–F150-0529, F15000530–F15000658, F15000659–F15001143, F15001144–F15001428, FA1500001–FA1500081, FA1500082–FA1500261, FA1500262–FA1500336, 15279406–15286033, A1520735–A1521049, A1500433–A1500433, 681–681, F15201429–F15201980, FA1520337–FA1520425.

Addresses aircraft that, while in full conformity with type design, can exceed rudder travel limits set by the rudder stops, which could allow the rudder to contact the elevator.

Whether AD 2009-10-09 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 2009-10-09 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.