DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39 [SN]

[Docket No.          ; Amendment 39-1693, AD 71-24-10] 

Airworthiness Directives; Beech Models 35-C33, E33, F33, 35-C33A, E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, V35, V35TC, V35A, V35A-TC, V35B, V35B-TC, 36, A36, 95-B55, 95-B55A, 95-C55, D55, E55, 56TC, A56TC, 58, D95A, E95T, 35-C33, 35-C33A, V35, 95-B55, 95-B55A, 95-C55, 95-C55A and D95A Airplanes.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule.  

DATES: Effective August 1, 1973. 

71-24-10  BEECH:  Amendment 39-1350 as amended by Amendment 39-1693.  
	Applies to the following airplanes:
 
1)	Models				Serial Numbers Affected

	35-C33, E33, F33			CD-1062 thru CD-1254, except CD-1237
	35-C33A, E33A, F33A		CE-118 thru CE-346, except CE-324
	E33C, F33C				CJ-1 thru CJ-30
	V35, V35TC, V35A			D-8336 thru D-9285, except

	V35A-TC, V35B,			D-9208, -9279, -9280, -9281,  
	V35B-TC				9282   
	36, A36				E-1 thru E-275   
	95-B55, 95-B55A			TC-1021 thru TC-1397, except TC-1395, -1396
	95-C55, D55, E55			TE-256 thru TE-845, except TE-836, 837
	56TC, A56TC				TG-1 thru TG-94   
	58					TH-1 thru TH-170 except TH-135, -153, -161
	D95A, E95T				TD-678 thru TD-721

2) Only applicable if altered in service to incorporate P/N 60-524080 series control wheels which have provisions for a clock and light:

	Models				Serial Numbers Affected

	35-C33				CD-814 thru CD-1061   
	35-C33A				CE-1 thru CE-117   
	V35					D-7977 thru D-8335
	95-B55, 95-B55A			TC-371 and TC-502 thru TC-1020
	95-C55, 95-C55A			TC-350 and TE-1 thru TE-255
	D95A					TD-534 thru TD-677

	In order to assure security of control wheels, (1) within 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, for those airplanes which do not comply with AD 71-12-04, or (2) within 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, for those airplanes which do comply with AD 71-12-04, unless already accomplished, accomplish the following:
	Ascertain that two Beech inspection stamps can be seen on one tip of each control wheel adapter. (These tips may be seen while looking toward the forward face of control wheel hubs, without disassembly.)  If the stamps cannot be seen on an adapter, replace it with either Beech P/N 96-524029-15 (short) or Beech P/N 96-524029-19 (long) control wheel adapters which have the aforementioned stamps, or in the alternative with Beech P/N 96-524029-31 (short) and 96-524029-33 (long control wheel adapters, or with any equivalent part approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region.
	Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 0254-156, or later revision approved by Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region, pertains to this subject.
	This AD Amendment 39-1350 supersedes AD 71-12-04.
	Amendment 39-1350 became effective December 1, 1971.
	This amendment 39-1693 becomes effective August 1, 1973.