COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Beechcraft 19, 23 and 24 Series Aeroplanes
AD/BEECH 23/13 Main and Nose Landing Gear Shock Absorber 1/68
Applicability: All models in excess of 400 hours time in service.
Requirement: 1. Remove the MS9048-180 roll pin retaining the end fittings on shock absorber rods P/N 169-810000-17 and -61 and inspect for ovality of pin holes, wear and cracking of the roll pins and relative movement between the mating parts.
2. Inspect the shock absorber rods P/N 169-810000-17 and -61 for wear where the rods pass through the seating face of the landing gear housing. Any parts which have broken anodic films in this area shall be replaced with serviceable parts.
Note: Particular attention must be paid on reassembly to the 0.20 + 06 inch compression of the rubber discs required by the Beechcraft Model 23 Shop Manual.
Compliance: Within 50 hours time in service after 10 January 1968 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 500 hours time in service.