emergency AD grounding 400 series Cessna's

[PC12Cowboy]

So what are all the frieght Dogs doing with out thier 402's????

 

[Rattler71]

So what are all the frieght Dogs doing with out thier 402's????

I must have missed it, why are they grounded?

Rattler71

 

[FN FAL]

I must have missed it, why are they grounded?

Rattler71

They aren't grounded. It took two seconds at www.google.com and I found the AD issued Feb. 20th.

 

[barnyard]

Is this news? Or just the first time you've heard it?

The NPRM has been around for years, and if there was an emergency AD out it would probly be up on this website...

http://www.cessnatwinssparcorp.com/

 

[FN FAL]

It's not news, it's an...

EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
Aircraft Certification Service
Washington, DC
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
We post Emergency ADs on the internet at "www.faa.gov"
DATE: February 20, 2005
AD #: AD 2005-05-51
Send to all owners and operators of The Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 402C and
414A airplanes. This AD applies to all Models 402C and 414A airplanes that do not have a spar strap
modification incorporated on each wing spar following Cessna Service Bulletin MEB02-5, dated
June 24, 2002, and Cessna Service Kit SK402-47, dated June 24, 2002.

 

[barnyard]

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/117425C99B7CE78086256FB0005F0A3B?OpenDocument

 

[cargoflyr69]

this all started a couple weeks ago with an island air 402c. read the ntsb narative here http://www.ntsb.gov/nstb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050224x00232&key=1

 

[User546]

That link doesn't work, have a better/udpated link you could share? I'm interested to read what it is your talking about!

 

[Hung Start]

I'm sure this will be resolved, although with GREAT expense. Still the finest piston twin ever made, in my opinion ( C Model). Nothing else can do it.

 

[T-Gates]

The S. Florida charter market has to have been whacked pretty hard by this one.... 402's abound out to the Bahamas.....