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AD 98-06-05 Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes
Models named: Piaggio P-180. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.
Applicability*9
Model Piaggio P-180 airplanes, all serial numbers; certificated in any category, that are equipped with a Rockwell Collins APS-65 autopilot system that incorporates an APC- 65A autopilot computer. Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been modified, altered, or repaired in the area subject to the requirements of this AD. For airplanes that have been modified, altered, or repaired so that the performance of the requirements of this AD is affected, the owner/operator must request approval for an alternative method of compliance in accordance with paragraph (d) of this AD. The request should include an assessment of the effect of the modification, alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition addressed by this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not been eliminated, the request should include specific proposed actions to address it.
Compliance
Required within the next 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD or within the next 30 calendar days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, unless already accomplished. To prevent pilot difficulty in disengaging the autopilot during flight, which could result in the pilot's lack of proper attention to critical flight tasks due to the increased pilot workload with possible consequent loss of airplane controllability, accomplish the following: (a) Incorporate the following airplane flight manual (AFM) and pilot's operating handbook (POH) supplements that include revised autopilot emergency disengagement procedures: --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 5 of 30, Page 9-7, Reissued: June 19, 1992; --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 6 of 30, Page 9-8, Reissued: June 19, 1992; --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 7 of 30, Page 9-9, Reissued: June 19, 1992; --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 8 of 30, Page 9-10, Reissued: June 19, 1992; --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 9 of 30, Page 9-11, Reissued: June 19, 1992; and --Section 9 Supplement 1, Report 6591, 10 of 30, Page 9-12, Reissued: June 19, 1992. Note 2: The actions required by this AD are also referenced in Piaggio Alert Service Bulletin ASB-80-0100, dated September 25, 1997. (b) Amending the AFM and POH, as required by this AD, may be performed by the owner/operator holding at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7), and must be entered into the aircraft records showing compliance with this AD in accordance with section 43.9 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). (c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. (d) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Small Airplane Directorate. Note 3: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Small Airplane Directorate. (e) Questions or technical information related to the service information or the AFM and POH supplements referenced in this AD should be directed to I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A., Via Cibrario, 4 16154 Genoa, Italy. This information may be examined at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Note 4: The subject of this AD is addressed in Italian AD No. 97-290, dated October 21, 1997. (f) This amendment (39-10382) becomes effective on April 2, 1998. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 4, 1998. James E. Jackson, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 98-6199 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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