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AD/AA-5/11 - Centre Spar Console - Inspection and Modification

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What this does: This safety directive (an Airworthiness Directive) mandates that owners of specific light aircraft inspect and modify the centre spar console—a critical structural component that helps hold the aircraft together.

Who it affects: Owners of Gulfstream AA-5 series aircraft with specific serial numbers only: AA5A-0001 through AA5A-0057, and AA5B-000 through AA5B-0180. These are small aircraft weighing less than 5,700 kg.

What must be done: Aircraft operators must complete the inspection and modification within 100 hours of flight time after 30 January 1976, following the technical instructions in Grumman American Service Bulletin No. 151.

Why it matters: This prevents potential structural failure of the aircraft's centre spar, which could lead to loss of control during flight.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes

AD/AA-5/11 Centre Spar Console - Inspection and Modification NK

Applicability: All models AA-5 with S/Nos. AA5A-0001 to AA5A-0057 and AA5B-000 to AA5B- 0180.

Document: Grumman American SB No. 151.

Compliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 30 January 1976.

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