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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

 Cessna 400 Series Aeroplanes

 AD/CESSNA 400/101
 Amdt 1

 Seat Back Reinforcing Strap 7/94

 Applicability: Aeroplanes in the Serial Number ranges:

             401B0101 to 401B0221

             402B0354 to 402C1020

             414-0151 to 414A1212

             421B0101 to 421C1807

             425-0002 to 425-0236

 Requirement: Action in accordance with Cessna MEB 89-3 Rev 1 and CQB 90-7 as applicable.

            Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 1 April 1993 for all applicable models, except the model 425 which is, within 100 hours time in service after 23 June 1994.

            Background: In Australia there is a history of seat back failure in the aircraft referred to in the MEB. The most recent being a total failure in IMC conditions, which in normal single pilot operation would have resulted in total loss of control near the ground.

            Amendment 1 changes the Applicability to include the model 425 which has similar seats. It also includes Revision 1 to the MEB which requires no further work.