AD NUMBER: 2003-04-02
MANUFACTURER: Avions Mudry
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2003-04-02
SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes Airworthiness
Directive (AD) 98-12-10 and AD 99-21-23, which currently apply to
APEX Aircraft (APEX) Model CAP 10B airplanes. AD
98-12-10 requires installing an inspection opening in the wing,
repetitively inspecting the upper and lower wing spars for
structural cracking, and, if any cracks are found, repairing the
cracks in accordance with a repair method. AD 99-21-23 requires
restricting the entry speed for performing flick maneuvers to 97
knots, inserting a copy of the AD into the Limitations Section of
the CAP 10B flight manual, and fabricating and installing a placard
(in the cockpit of the airplane within the pilot's clear view) that
indicates this limitation. This AD is the result of mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the
airworthiness authority for France. This AD retains the wing
modification and repair requirements from AD 98-12-10. This AD also
incorporates new repetitive inspection procedures, further reduces
the flick maneuver speed specified in AD 99-21-23, and temporarily
reduces the load factor limits prior to the initial inspection. The
actions specified by this AD are intended to provide the flight
information necessary to the pilot so that excessive speed is not
used during aerobatic maneuvers and to detect and correct
structural cracks in the wing spar, which could result in the wing
separating from the airplane. Such failure could lead to loss of
control of the airplane.
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