A BEECHCRAFT E90 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER A 150 HR PRIMARY INSPECTION MADE WITH AN OUT-OF-DATE INSPECTION MANUAL.

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THE ABOVE ACFT RECEIVED AN INSPECTION IN DECEMBER AT WHICH TIME IT WAS SIGNED OFF AS AIRWORTHY. THE INSPECTION PROGRAM USED TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION WAS A BEECH 150 HR/18 MONTH PRIMARY INSPECTION. THE REVISION DATE OF THE SVC MANUAL WAS JUN/XA/95 WHICH AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION PROGRAM/MAINT MANUAL WAS BELIEVED TO BE CURRENT. THE CURRENT REVISION OF THIS MANUAL IS FEB/96. THIS REVISION CHANGES THE INSPECTION PROGRAM TO 200 HR/24 MONTH INSPECTION INTERVALS. WITH THIS REVISION; THE OLD INSPECTION PROGRAM BECAME OBSOLETE. THEREFORE; THE ACFT WAS NOT INSPECTED TO THE CURRENT REVISION AND COULD BE DEEMED AS UNAIRWORTHY. ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOTES WERE COMPLIED WITH AT THE INSPECTION; THE ACFT IS OPERATED UNDER PART 91 AND IS FLOWN LESS THAN 100 HRS PER YR. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED BY FAA PERSONNEL PERFORMING A ROUTINE STATION INSPECTION. THE USAGE OF AN OUTDATED MANUAL WAS DONE IN ERROR BY MISREADING THE REVISION DATE. A CURRENT REVISION OF THIS MANUAL WILL REPLACE THE OBSOLETE ONE.