99-21-23: Flight Manual - Airspeed

99-21-23 AVIONS MUDRY & CIE: Amendment 39-11368; Docket No. 99-CE-26-AD. Issued October 5, 1999. Applicability: Model CAP 10B airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been modified, altered, or repaired in the area subject to the requirements of this AD. For airplanes that have been modified, altered, or repaired so that the performance of the requirements of this AD is affected, the owner/operator must request approval for an alternative method of compliance in accordance with paragraph (d) of this AD. The request should include an assessment of the effect of the modification, alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition addressed by this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not been eliminated, the request should include specific proposed actions to address it. Compliance: Required within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To provide the flight information necessary to the pilot so that excessive speed is not used during aerobatic maneuvers, which could result in the wing separating from the airplane, accomplish the following: (a) Restrict the entry speed for performing flick maneuvers to 97 knots through the incorporation of the following information into the CAP 10B flight manual. Accomplish this by inserting a copy of this AD into the Limitation Section of the flight manual: "The never-exceed airspeed for positive or negative flick-maneuvers is 180 km/h (97 knots)." (b) Fabricate a placard that incorporates the following words (using at least 1/8-inch letters), and install this placard on the instrument panel within the pilot's clear view: "THE NEVER-EXCEED AIRSPEED FOR POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE FLICK-MANEUVERS IS 180 KM/H (97 KTS)" NOTE 2: Although not required by this AD, the FAA recommends that the bonds between the plywood skins and the ribs are checked and corrected through the "tapping" method specified in Avions Mudry Service Bulletin No. 15. This procedure is especially recommended if it is suspected that the above-referenced speed limitation was exceeded during a previous flight. (c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. (d) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Small Airplane Directorate. NOTE 3: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Small Airplane Directorate. (e) Questions or technical information related to Avions Mudry Service Bulletin No. 990501, dated May 20, 1999, should be directed to Avions Mudry & Cie, 9, rue de l'Aviation, 21121 Darois, France; telephone: 03 80 356 65 10; facsimile 03 80 35 65 15. This service information may be examined at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. NOTE 4: The subject of this AD is addressed in French AD T1999-222(A), not dated. (f) This amendment becomes effective on December 3, 1999.