AD/BEECH 65/64 Amdt 1 - Wing Structural Fatigue Limitation (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 65/64 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 65 and 70 (Queen Air) Series Aeroplanes AD/BEECH 65/64 Amdt 1 Wing Structural Fatigue Limitation 12/2010

Applicability: All models listed in the Retirement Schedule below. For models not listed, the Authority must be contacted as a fatigue evaluation has not yet been carried out. Requirement Retire from service the centre section and outer wing main spar lower caps, including the centre section to outer wing attachment fittings. RETIREMENT SCHEDULE Model Retirement Life Average Take-off Weight Average Time per Flight Stage 65 27500 hours 3200 kg 45 minutes A65 65-80 22000 hours 3350 kg 45 minutes 65-A80 13500 hours 3500 kg 45 minutes 65-A80-8800 10400 hours 3700 kg 45 minutes A65-8200 13500 hours 3500 kg 45 minutes 70 65-B80 10400 hours 3700 kg 45 minutes Operation beyond the Retirement Life specified in the Retirement Schedule