Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15031 · Cessna Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R Airplanes
Cessna Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R Airplanes
This AD applies to Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R airplanes, all serial numbers, that:
(i) Have Air Plains Services Corporation Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00152WI installed;
(ii) Have a ground power receptacle mounted on the firewall (forward ground power receptacle); and
(iii) Are certificated in any category.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 182 series airplanes that are equipped with Air Plains Services Corporation Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00152WI. This AD requires you to disconnect or remove the electrical cable between the forward ground power relay and the starter relay, install a placard, inspect the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel pump for chafing, and replace the fuel line if chafing is found. This AD results from a report of an in-flight and post-landing engine compartment fire. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct interference between the ground power electrical cable, the fuel strainer cable, and the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel pump. This condition could lead to a fire in the engine compartment.
To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done:
| Actions | Compliance | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Remove power to the ground power electrical cable by: | Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) | Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. (i) Disconnecting the electrical cable at the forward ground power relay and the starter relay, or (ii) Removing the electrical cable between the forward ground power relay and the starter relay. |
| (2) Fabricate and install a placard as close as possible to the forward ground power receptacle that incorporates the following words (using at least 1/8-inch red letters on a white background and a red border): “GROUND POWER RECEPTACLE IS INOPERATIVE.” | Before further flight after power to the ground power cable is removed per paragraph (e)(1) of this AD | 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) may fabricate and install the placard. Make an entry into the aircraft records showing compliance with these portions of the AD in accordance with section 43.9 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). |
| (3) Reposition the fuel strainer cable | Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) | Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. |
| (4) Visually inspect the fuel line from the auxiliary electric fuel pump to the engine-driven fuel pump for chafing | Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) | Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. |
| (5) If chafing at or beyond the limits defined in the Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007, is found in the inspection required by paragraph (e)(4) of this AD, replace the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel pump with a new hose part number AE3663161G0190 (or FAA-approved equivalent) and remove the ground power electrical cable per (e)(1)(ii) of this AD | Before further flight after any inspection where evidence of chafing is found | Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. |
| (6) Adjust the position of the fuel line fitting at the engine-driven fuel pump | Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) | Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. |
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
