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On April 19, 1999, a T-34A flown by Sky
Warriors near Atlanta, Georgia, lost a wing and crashed. On November
19, 2003, a Texas Air Aces T-34A lost a wing and crashed. On December
7, 2004, Texas Air Aces lost another T-34 when a wing came off.
This page contains documents and links
related to these accidents and the fallout for the T-34 as a result.
Crashes
Horizontal Tail
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Horizontal Tail
-- The tail of the second TAA crash had fatigue cracks not detected
by the dye penetrant inspection. Click here
for more information on horizontal stabilizer issues.
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New AD for Horizontal Tail. A new
airworthiness directive that supersedes AD 62–24–01, which applies
to all Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 45 (YT–34), A45
(T–34A, B45), and D45 (T–34B) airplanes has been published.
Click
here for a plain text version of the AD, or
click here for a PDF version of
the pages from the Federal Register that contain the AD. (Ignore the
text at the beginning and end of the PDF file which pertain to other
issues.)
Center Section
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Center
Section -- Details and pictures of wing spar attachment fittings
and cracks. Click here.
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Where to get center section surface eddy
current inspection performed. Click
here.
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600 Hour AMOC approved -- With bolt hole inspection of center
section the G and airspeed limits are lifted. "New metal" must still
be installed eventually. Click
here.
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AviaDesign's wing spar and center
section AMOC -- Saunders
Strap -- Originally intended to address the wing spar AD, the
Saunders Strap is also an FAA approved AMOC for the center section
AD. The strap is not currently available but given enough orders
AviaDesign will have some more made.
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Parks Industries' center section AMOC --
"H-beam" -- The H-beam can be
installed on any T-34 with the Parks wing spar AMOC. Click the link
above for pictures of an H-beam installation.
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T-34 Spar Corp's center section AMOC --
ALEC (Airworthiness Longevity Extension Cable) -- Currently being
submitted to the FAA for approval. Click this link for information
on approved ALEC installers and pictures of an ALEC installation.
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Time Extension AMOC
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T-34s without the Saunders Strap or Parks Industries
H-beam which have time left their 120/120/600 hour inspection can
continue to fly beyond May 15, 2010 but there are some things you
need to do. Read all about it on this page.
Miscellaneous
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T-34
Association "Memos to Members" -- Weekly updates from the T-34
Association board of directors to members of the T-34 Association.
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Presentations at FAA/T-34 Owners Meeting, February 15-16, 2005,
Kansas City MO. Click
here.
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T-34 Detailed Aircraft
History Questionnaire and where to sent it after you have filled
it in.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the
"Get'em Flying" AMOC. Click
here.
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AOPA on T-34 wing spar issue -- AOPA's summation of the T-34's
situation updated on 4/15/05 with news about the recently announced
AMOCs.
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Get'Em Flying AMOC Inspection Results -- List of T-34s that have
had center section and horizontal tail inspected. Click
here.
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Bonanza Spar Web Issue -- Perhaps you've
heard about the Carry-Thru Spar Web Cracks that the Bonanza's have
been dealing with. This is an old issue that has been receiving some
attention lately -- something about no cracks allowed anymore. Click
here to view Power Point presentation (1MB file) from American
Bonanza Society (ABS) website.
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