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Service Bulletins Issued: May 2015
Compliance – Mandatory: An Airworthiness Directive will be requested on the matter covered by this Service Bulletin. This Service Bulletin is Mandatory and must be accomplished prior to next flight after receipt.
Effectivity:
Airplanes
RECENT SERVICE BULLETINS,
ADVISORY DIRECTIVES AND SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS
2) The work shall be accomplished in accordance with criteria defined in Paragraph 3, ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS.
3) The work shall be accomplished at Hawker Beechcraft Services or an Authorized Service Center (ASC) rated to perform maintenance on the specific model of Beechcraft airplane.
4) While work shall be accomplished in accordance with the criteria defined in Paragraph 1.D, COMPLIANCE, warranty coverage offered in this Service Bulletin will expire 12 months from the last day of the month this Service Bulletin is issued. After this date, the owner/operator assumes the responsibility for compliance cost.
5) Claims for compliance with this Service Bulletin (SB) are to be filed as a W3-type claim against SB 11-4118.
6) After the Service Bulletin has been accomplished, a warranty claim must be submitted to Beechcraft Corporation within 60 days of the Service Bulletin completion date.
Service Bulletin 11-4118: Placards and Markings – Inspection/Replacement of Aft Compartment Instruction Plate
Model C90GTi King Air, Serial Numbers LJ-2028 through LJ-2046, LJ-2048 through LJ-2051, and LJ-2053.
If you are no longer in possession of the airplane, please forward this information to the present owner.
Spares P/N 101-530409-5 aft compartment instruction plates held in spares and purchased between October 21, 2011 and
September 28, 2012.
Reason: This Service Bulletin is being issued to address a condition in which an incorrect aft compartment weight limitation instruction plate may have been installed on certain Model C90GTi airplanes.
Description: This Service Bulletin provides instructions to inspect for an incorrect aft compartment instruction plate and if installed, replace with a correct P/N 101- 530409-5 aft compartment instruction plate. A correct P/N 101-530409-5 instruction plate for the Model C90GTi specifies a “NOT TO EXCEED” weight limit of 350 pounds. An incorrect instruction plate specifies a “NOT TO EXCEED” weight limit of 510 pounds.
Warranty: Warranty credit for labor and parts obtained from Beechcraft Corporation or Hawker Beechcraft Services, to the extent noted under MANPOWER and MATERIAL will be allowed on all airplanes meeting all the following criteria:
1) The work shall be accomplished in accordance with the criteria defined in Paragraph 1.D., COMPLIANCE.
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JUNE 2015