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For the airframe, there are only a few airworthiness directives (ADs) on the 230's that need worrying
about.
IMPORTANT EDITORIAL: You are
responsible for your aircraft's safety. You should always check with an
authoritative source for recent airworthiness directives. The
FAA now has a searchable AD database.
- 53-16-01: A recurring 100 hour trim tab inspection, which is concerned with
sloppiness in the trim tab actuation system. Sloppiness can usually be
solved by new bolts.
- The main landing gear drag strut attachments on the rear spar are subject
to a repetitive inspection for cracks. This AD actually doesn't apply
to 14-19-2s, but does apply to the Cruisairs and generally seems like a good
inspection to perform on all low-wing Bellancas.
- 76-08-04: The least necessary AD for a plane that is reasonably
maintained, this requires a recurring inspection at every annual for wood
rot. In its simple form this is simply tapping a screwdriver butt
along the spars of each wing listening for mushy "thunks" which
may indicate wood rot in that region of the wing.
- 63-06-02: This AD concerns rudder bellcrank hole elongation and is
discussed separately here.
- The Hartzell propeller is unfortunately subject to a very expensive
recurring inspection AD that requires a teardown and NDT inspection to look
for propeller blade cracks in the blade root and blade clamps. The
initial inspection is required within 100 hours of issuance of the AD, and
repeats every 250 hours.
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