AD/CESSNA 180/31 Amdt 5 - Aft Tailcone Assembly (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/CESSNA 180/31 Amdt 4 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes AD/CESSNA 180/31 Amdt 5 Aft Tailcone Assembly 8/2006

Applicability: All 182 and Wren 460 Series Serial Nos 18253599 to 18261528. Requirement: Action in accordance with Cessna SL SE72-29. However, a CASA approved repair of the forward tailcone bulkhead is acceptable as an alternative to replacement.

Also, repair of all bolt holes in accordance with FAA AD 72-07-09 amendment 39-1423 is acceptable. Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement Document.

Note: Inspections carried out in accordance with the previous issues of this Directive may be taken as meeting the requirement of Cessna SL SE72-3. This Amendment becomes effective on 3 August 2006. Background: Amendment 5 is issued to permit repair rather than replacement of the forward tailcone bulkhead (which is no longer available as a spare part) and to permit FAA approved repair of attachment boltholes.

David Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority