United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1bdff6765 D09002ee1bdff67d7 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Mooney Aircraft Corporation (Mooney) Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, and M20R airplanes. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the aileron control link welded area, and if cracks are found, replacing the control link with a part of improved design. Service difficulty reports (SDR's) on the aileron control link and reported failures of the aileron control link prompted the proposed action. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to detect and correct cracked aileron control links, which could result in loss of aileron control and loss of the airplane. 63 FR 39254 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-22/98-19486 98-19486 fr22jy98-25 RIN 2120-AA64 4910-13-U Docket No. 98-CE-20-AD https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-22/98-19486 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-22/html/98-19486.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-22/pdf/98-19486.pdf 3 p. 39254 39256 63 FR 39254 Title 14 Part 39 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, and M20R Airplanes; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue PRORULE 98-19486 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 1998-09-30 Docket No. 98-CE-20-AD 4910-13-U 98-19486 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Mooney Aircraft Corporation (Mooney) Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, and M20R airplanes. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the aileron control link welded area, and if cracks are found, replacing the control link with a part of improved design. Service difficulty reports (SDR's) on the aileron control link and reported failures of the aileron control link prompted the proposed action. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to detect and correct cracked aileron control links, which could result in loss of aileron control and loss of the airplane.

Comments must be received on or before September 30, 1998. Bob D. May, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Airplane Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0150; telephone: (817) 222-5156; facsimile: (817) 222-5960. Vol. 63, no. 140 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-07-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 276 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-22 P0b002ee180a6a6b2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22jy98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-07-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-07-22/pdf/FR-1998-07-22.pdf fdlp 39209 39474 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-07-22 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-07-22 63 140