2007-09-01: Ground power electrical cable, the fuel strainer cable, and the fuel line

2007-09-01 Cessna Aircraft Company: Amendment 39-15031; Docket No. FAA-2007-27786; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-031-AD. Effective Date (a) This AD becomes effective on April 25, 2007. Affected ADs (b) None. Applicability (c) This AD applies to Models 182H, 182J, 182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 182R airplanes, all serial numbers, that: (i) Have Air Plains Services Corporation Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00152WI installed; (ii) Have a ground power receptacle mounted on the firewall (forward ground power receptacle); and (iii) Are certificated in any category. Unsafe Condition (d) This AD results from a report of an in-flight and post- landing engine compartment fire. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct interference between the ground power electrical cable, the fuel strainer cable, and the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel pump. This condition could lead to a firein the engine compartment. Compliance (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done: Actions Compliance Procedures (1) Remove power to the ground power electrical cable by: (i) Disconnecting the electrical cable at the forward ground power relay and the starter relay, or (ii) Removing the electrical cable between the forward ground power relay and the starter relay. Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD). Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. (2) Fabricate and install a placard as close as possible to the forward ground power receptacle that incorporates the following words (using at least 1/8-inch red letters on a white background and a red border): Ground Power Receptacle is Inoperative. Before further flight after power to the ground power cable is removed per paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. The owner/operator holding at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7) may fabricate and install the placard. Make an entry into the aircraft records showing compliance with these portions of the AD in accordance with section 43.9 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). (3) Reposition the fuel strainer cable. Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD). Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. (4) Visually inspect the fuel line from the auxiliary electric fuel pump to the engine-driven fuel pump for chafing. Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD). Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. (5) If chafing at or beyond the limits defined in the Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007, is found in the inspection required by paragraph (e)(4) of this AD, replace the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel pump with a new hose part number AE3663161G0190 (or FAA-approved equivalent) and remove the ground power electrical cable per (e)(1)(ii) of this AD. Before further flight after any inspection where evidence of chafing is found. Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. (6) Adjust the position of the fuel line fitting at the engine-driven fuel pump. Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD). Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (f) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, ATTN: Trenton Shepherd, Aerospace Engineer, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4143; fax: (316) 946-4107, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. Material Incorporated by Reference (g) You must use Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS-07-01-01, dated March 5, 2007, to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of this service information under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Air Plains Services Corporation, P.O. Box 541, Wellington, KS 67152; phone: 620-326-8904; Internet: http://www.airplains.com. (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or atthe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202- 741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html .