DGAC AD 2000-529(A): Reims Fuel Strainer Assemblies

Fuel-strainer assemblies and Reims applicability

A directive’s model list can corroborate a serial family without replacing the type certificate for identity questions. The Reims guide uses A13EU for certification identity. The fuel-strainer directive adds a different question: whether the specified assembly and shipment conditions apply to the aircraft.

Component conditions in the French original

The French original identifies parts 0756005-2, 0756005-8 and 0756005-9 shipped by Cessna between December 12, 1996 and September 5, 1997, and installed on the listed aircraft. Its stated concern is defective assembly allowing fuel contamination and possible power loss or engine stoppage.

Sections 3 and 4 require the referenced Reims SEB97-9 instructions, dated November 17, 1997, and an aircraft-logbook entry. The original deadline was the earlier of 25 operating hours or six months; the effective date was January 6, 2001. This is not the FAA rule’s 12-month wording. The U.S. directive reference retains that separate authority context.

The English translation records its instruction to consult the French original if interpretation is difficult. The directive and its translation do not establish an individual aircraft’s current compliance or installation history; those require its maintenance records.

AD scope is different from model identity

An airworthiness directive concerns its stated applicability and required action. A serial being present in a historical cross-reference does not by itself establish that an aircraft currently falls within every condition of that directive. Installed equipment, modifications and the applicable authority context may also matter.

This document reference does not reproduce the directive requirements or make a current compliance determination. A serial match does not establish aircraft maintenance status. Mechanics must resolve applicability against the controlling directive and aircraft records.

Interpreting historical maintenance entries

For owners and buyers, this source helps explain why a Reims serial table has authority references beyond a model-year list. It preserves evidence of historical applicability without silently changing the certification identity or collapsing French and U.S. serial namespaces.

Keep the French directive’s six-month wording and effective date with its own authority context. A similarly titled U.S. requirement can use a different deadline or applicability list. When interpreting a maintenance entry, identify which directive was cited and connect the recorded action to the installed assembly, rather than treating the two numbers as interchangeable.