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2008-13-06: Right wing wire bundles

FAA order 2008-13-06 is an airworthiness directive in force since July 30, 2008. The FAA's subject line: Right wing wire bundles. It names Cessna 208 Caravan: about 1,022 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: fuel system.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Cessna Aircraft Company
Models
208, 208B
On this site
Cessna 208 Caravan 1,022 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
July 30, 2008
Published
June 25, 2008 (signed June 10, 2008)
Docket
FAA-2008-0331
Status
Current
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 208 and 208B airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the left and right wing wire bundle(s) and repair or replace damaged wire. This AD also requires inspecting the wire bundles for correct attachment to the anchor points and correcting any deficient attachments. This AD results from chafed wiring found on wire bundles in the left and right wings containing the auto-control wing de-ice system, fuel quantity indication, and low fuel annunciation on the Cessna 208B airplanes. Improper installation of wire bundle supporting hardware can cause chafed wiring in the affected bundles. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct damaged wiring of the auto- control wing de-ice system, fuel quantity indication, and low fuel annunciation systems. This condition could result in incorrect fuel quantity indications, loss of low fuel quantity annunciations, or loss of the autocontrol wing de-ice system.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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2008-13-06 Cessna Aircraft Company: Amendment 39-15569; Docket No. FAA-2008-0331; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-009-AD. Effective Date (a) This AD becomes effective on July 30, 2008. Affected ADs (b) None. Applicability (c) This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial numbers that are certificated in any category: Models Serial Numbers 208 20800001 through 20800415 208B 208B0001 through 208B1299 Unsafe Condition (d) This AD results from reports of chafed wiring found on wire bundles in the left and right wings containing the auto-control wing de-ice system, fuel quantity indication, and low fuel annunciation on several Cessna Model 208B airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct damaged wiring of the auto-control wing de-ice system, fuel quantity indication, and low fuel annunciation systems. This condition, if not corrected, could result in incorrect fuel quantity indications, loss of low fuel quantity annunciations, or loss of the auto-control wing de-ice system. Compliance (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done: Actions Compliance Procedures (1) Inspect the left and right wing electrical wire bundles at the anchor attach points for loose and damaged wiring. Within the next 200 hours time-in-service after July 30, 2008 (the effective date of this AD) or within 12 months after July 30, 2008 (the effective date of this AD), whichever comes first. Follow Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin CAB08-02, dated February 4, 2008. (2) If, as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, damaged wires are found, repair or replace damaged wires and properly attach wire bundle. Before further flight after the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. Follow Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin CAB08-02, dated February 4, 2008. (3) If, as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, loosely attached wires were found, secure any wires that are loosely attached and properly attach wire bundle supporting hardware. Before further flight after the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. Follow Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin CAB08-02, dated February 4, 2008. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (f) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Daniel Hilton, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: 316-946- 4173; e-mail address: daniel.hilton@faa.gov. 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 Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin CAB08- 2, dated February 4, 2008, 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 Cessna Aircraft Company, One Cessna Boulevard, P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, KS 67277-7704; telephone: (316) 517-5800; fax: (316) 942- 9006. (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at the 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.

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Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2008-13-06.json · aircraft systems.