COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Beechcraft 55, 58 and 95-55 (Baron) Series Aeroplanes
AD/BEECH 55/70 Seat Recline Actuators 12/87
All models with S/Nos listed in the Requirement document which are equipped with Hydrolock seat recline actuators on copilot, 3rd and 4th seats.
Action in accordance with Beechcraft SB No 2175 R1.
FAA AD 87-18-06 refers.
Within 100 hrs time in service after 3 December 1987 or at the next scheduled inspection for Maintenance Release issue, whichever is later.
The manufacturer reports instances of inadvertent actuation of the seat mechanism which in some phases of flight operation could be a hazard.