These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…
Sep 9, 2009
Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Stabilizers · spar · crackedJan 28, 1998
CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE REAR STABILIZER SPAR. SUSPECT CRACKS ARE CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OF A RIVET SQUEEZER DURING FACTORY INSTALLATION. SUBMITTER STATED THESE CRACKS AND TOOLING MARKS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON 4 OTHER ASSEMBLIES. CRACKS RANGE IN SIZE FROM .25 INCH TO .50 INCH LONG, AND ARE FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.