COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES Extra EA-300 Series Aeroplanes AD/EXTRA/1 Amdt 1 Applicability: All Models EA-300 aircraft. Rudder Cable 4/93 TX Requirement: Inspect the rudder control cables for correctly swaged Nicopress type sleeves at each end of the cable by using the appropriate "go, no-go" gauge. If a compressed sleeve does not conform to the above inspection, the cable assembly shall be replaced. Note: EXTRA Mandatory SB 300-1-93 refers. Compliance: Prior to further flight after 12 February 1993. Background: A report has been received of an incident in which a loss of rudder control was implicated in an accident. Although still under investigation, it was reported that the cable had pulled through an incorrectly swaged sleeve. Amendment 1 is issued in response to the requirements of EXTRA Service Bulletin 300-1-93.