AD/BEECH 90/75 Amdt 5 - Nose Landing Gear Lower Shock Absorber 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/BEECH 90/75 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.

Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Series Aeroplanes AD/BEECH 90/75 Amdt 5 Nose Landing Gear Lower 7/2007 Shock Absorber Assembly

Applicability: Model 65-90, 65-A90, B90, C90, and C90A, serial numbers LJ-1 through LJ-1190.

Model E90, serial numbers LW-1 through LW-347.

Model F90, serial numbers LA-2 through LA-236. Requirement: 1. Inspect, using fluorescent liquid penetrant or magnetic particle method, the nose landing gear fork assembly for cracks, in accordance with Part II of Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) SB 32-2102 Revision 7, Revised: July 2003.

2. If cracks are found during the Requirement 1 inspection, incorporate Kit No. 101-8030-1 S or Kit No. 114-8015-1 S, as applicable; as specified in MSB SB 32-2102 Revision 7, Revised: July 2003.

3. If no cracks are found during the Requirement 1 inspection, repeat the inspection in accordance with Part II of MSB SB 32-2102 Revision 7, Revised: July 2003.