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88-20-01: Firewall Material

FAA order 88-20-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since October 19, 1988. The FAA's subject line: Firewall Material. It names Beechcraft B36 Bonanza: about 308 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Textron Aviation Inc.
Models
A36, B36TC, F33A
On this site
Beechcraft B36 Bonanza 308 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
October 19, 1988
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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88-20-01 BEECH: Amendment 39-6017. Applies to the following airplanes certificated in any category: MODEL SERIAL NUMBER F33A CE-1162 through CE-1223 A36 E-2383 through E-2405 E-2407 through E-2409 B36TC EA-468 through EA-470 EA-472 through EA-474 Compliance: Required within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent a potential fire in the cabin, accomplish the following: (a) Remove the Mortell 931 sound deadener material from the aft side of the firewall in accordance with the instructions in Beech Service Bulletin Number 2249, dated April 1988. (b) Airplanes may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished. (c) An equivalent means of compliance with this AD may be used if approved by the Manager, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; Telephone(316) 946-4400. All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of this document referred to herein upon request to Beech Aircraft Corporation, Commercial Service, Dept. 52, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; or may examine this document at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This amendment, 39-6017, becomes effective on October 19, 1988.

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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 November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/88-20-01.json · aircraft systems.