FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; TEXTRON AVIATION INC. (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY) AIRPLANES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 17 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation Inc. Model 182Q and 182R airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of damaged intercooler inlet and outlet hoses. This AD requires repetitive visual inspections of the intercooler inlet and outlet hoses for cracks and, at a certain compliance time or if any cracks are found, re...