Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-21952 · Spoilers
Learjet, Inc., Airplanes
This AD applies to Learjet, Inc., Model 35, 35A (C-21A), 36, 36A, 55, 55B, 55C, and 60 airplanes, certificated in any category, with any spoiler assembly that meets any of the criteria identified in paragraph (c)(1) or (2) of this AD.
(1) The spoiler assembly's life limit was extended by Restored Aircraft Sales and Service, LLC.
(2) The maintenance records related to the life limit for the spoiler assembly are missing or incomplete.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Learjet, Inc., Model 35, 35A (C-21A), 36, 36A, 55, 55B, 55C, and 60 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that a repair station approved Learjet spoiler assemblies for return to service after extending their life limit. This AD requires removing certain spoiler assemblies from service and prohibits their installation. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
For each spoiler assembly identified in paragraph (c) of this AD: Remove the spoiler assembly from service before further flight.
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.
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