71-17-08: Rear Engine Stoppage On Take Off
FAA order 71-17-08 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 24, 1971. The FAA's subject line: Rear Engine Stoppage On Take Off. It names Cessna 337 Skymaster: about 370 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Models
- 337, 337A, 337B, 337C, 337D, 337E, 337F, 337G, 337H
- On this site
- Cessna 337 Skymaster 370 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- August 24, 1971
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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71-17-08 CESSNA: Amdt. 39-1273. Applies to Model 337 Airplanes.
Compliance. To minimize the possible adverse affects of undetected rear engine stoppage during take-off, within the next 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, the following modifications must be accomplished and the following operational procedures will be applicable:
A) Readjust the rear engine idle RPM from 575-625 to 625-675 and readjust idle mixture accordingly.
B) Taxi primarily by use of the rear engine.
C) Initiate all take-offs by advancing the throttle on the rear engine to a point where the normal functioning of the rear engine has been established before advancing the throttle of the front engine.
D) Install a permanent placard to the right of the tachometer instrument to read as follows:
TAXI AND TAKE-OFF
LEAD WITH REAR ENGINE POWER
CHECK RPM AND FUEL FLOW
NOTE: The operator may make and install a temporary placard using minimum 1/8 inch highletters until the permanent placard is obtained from the manufacturer and properly installed.
Cessna Service Letter ME 71-21 refers to the subject matter of this AD.
This amendment becomes effective August 24, 1971.
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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 27, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/71-17-08.json · aircraft systems.