Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2014)8 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
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The airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque gauge.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN14LA349)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Air Tractor, Inc., Airplanes | Apr 29, 2021 | Airframe (AT-502) |
| 2009-11-05 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-400, AT-400A, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-502, AT-502A… | Jun 1, 2009 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-400 -0001–-1175; AT-400A -0001–-1175; AT-402 -0001–-1175; AT-402A -0001–-1175; AT-402B -0001–-1175; AT-502 -0001–-2597; … |
| 2006-23-14 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A Airplanes | Dec 21, 2006 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-502 502/502B-0003–502/502B-2600; AT-502B 502/502B-0003–502/502B-2600; AT-502A 502A-0003–502A-2582; AT-602 602-0337–602-1138; AT-802 802/802A-0001–802/802A-0215; AT-802A 802/802A-0001–802/802A-0215 |
| 2002-26-05 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, and AT-503A Airplanes | Jan 15, 2003 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-502 0003–0236; AT-502A 0158–on; AT-502B 0187–on; AT-503A 0067–on. Only with: Safe life of the wing lower spar cap; separate safe-life calculation for airplanes with Marburger Enterprises, Inc. winglets installed per STC SA00490LA. |
| 2002-25-09 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-250, AT-300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401… | Feb 10, 2003 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-250 …–0829; AT-300 …–0829; AT-301 …–0829; AT-302 …–0829; AT-400 …–0829; AT-400A …–0829; … |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-14-51 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A Airplanes | Aug 4, 2000 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-501 501-002–501-0060; AT-502 502-003–502-0061. Only with: AT-501 only if converted to turboprop power; AT-502 excludes those upgraded to 8,000-pound gross weight configuration via Snow Engineering Co. Service Letter #80J; AT-502A all serial numbers. |
| 98-25-01 | Air Tractor, Inc. AT-300, AT-400, and AT-500 Series Airplanes | Jan 19, 1999 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-401A, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B 300-0001–401B-1063; AT-501, AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-503A 502-0001–502B-0500. Only with: Airplanes that do not have P/N 70975-1 flap actuator overtravel stop installed per Snow Engineering Co. Service Letter #165, dated May 15, 1998. |
| 96-24-08 | Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-250, AT- 300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401… | Dec 23, 1996 | Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-250 250-0491; AT-300 300-0001–300-0708; AT-301 301-0001–301-0708; AT-302 302-0001–302-0708; AT-400 400-0001–400-0708; AT-400A 400A-0001–400A-0708; …. Only with: Equipped with a Gerdes P/N A-850-5 or Cleveland P/N 60-9 parking brake valve. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
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.
RIGHT RUDDER PETAL MOUNT ASSY HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE. BOLT WAS RUSTED IN PLACE AND VERY HARD TO REMOVE. FOUND BOLT SEVERLY GROOVED AROUND SHANK. BOLT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL AND NEVER LUBRICATED SINCE FACTORY. THE BOLT WORN AWAY, THE ATTACHMENT BRACKETS ALLOWING THE EXCESS SIDE TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.RT RUDDER PEDAL MOUNT ASSY HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR, PLAY BETWEEN THE BUSHING AND RUDDER MOUNT ASSY AT TOP WHERE BUSHING IS INSERTED FOR THE THROUGH BOLT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.