Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes

Zusammenfassung

This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 80-10- 01, which applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 180 and 185 series airplanes that have either Airglas Engineering Company, Inc., (AECI) Model LW3600-180 (single position) or Model LW3600-180A (two position) fixed penetration wheel skis installed in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA213AL. AD 80-10-01 requires modifying the ski bungee assemblies, safety cables, and check cables, and their attachments to the airplane and the skis; limiting the maximum airspeed to 160 knots with skis installed; and installing an airspeed limitation placard. This AD is the result of field reports of incidents occurring on the affected airplanes that were in compliance with AD 80-10-01, and the fact that Cessna Model 180K airplanes were inadvertently left out of the existing AD. This AD retains the actions required by AD 80-10-01; requires re-marking the airspeed indicator to display the reduced airspeed limits and placing a certain airplane flight manual (AFM) supplement in the cockpit; and adds Cessna Model 180K airplanes to the Applicability section of the AD. The actions specified by this AD are intended