AD/CESSNA 208/19 Amdt 3 - Flight and Ground Icing Operations (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 208/19 Amdt 2 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 208 Series Aeroplanes AD/CESSNA 208/19 Amdt 3 Flight and Ground Icing Operations 15/2010

Applicability: Cessna Models 208 and 208B aeroplanes certified for flight into known icing conditions. Requirement: 1. If the aeroplane will be operated in ground icing conditions (defined under Visual/Tactile Check in the LIMITATIONS section of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)), install the pilot assist handle SK208-146-2 subkit (part number (P/N) SK208-146-2 or approved equivalent part number) in accordance with step 4 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Cessna Caravan Service Kit No. SK208-146 dated 4 October 2004.

2. Insert the text in Appendix 1 of this AD after the "OTHER LIMITATIONS" in the LIMITATIONS section of the Cessna Models 208 or 208B Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) and FAA-approved AFM.

3. For Cessna Model 208B with Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd., PT6A-114 Turbo Prop engine installed (600 SHP) or equivalent, and equipped with a cargo pod and pneumatic de-icing boots, do one of the following: