Commonwealth legislation

AD/AC/48 - Rudder Control Balance - Inspection

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

1/10 complexity

What this means for aircraft owners:

This is a safety order requiring a specific mechanical inspection for certain Twin Commander airplanes.

Who must comply:

Owners or operators of Twin Commander Model 500S aircraft with serial numbers 3123 through 3137
This covers the Gulfstream/Rockwell/Aero Commander 500, 600 and 700 series

What must be done:

Inspect the rudder control balance (a component that helps pilots steer the aircraft smoothly) according to the manufacturer's Service Bulletin No. 114

When:

Within 100 hours of flying time after 28 February 1973

Why it matters: This directive addresses a potential safety defect in the rudder system that could affect aircraft control. Compliance ensures the mechanical balance of the rudder is properly checked to prevent flight control issues.

JSON API

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in AD/AC/48 - Rudder Control Balance - Inspection.

AD/AC/48 - Rudder Control Balance - Inspection

meta-content-style-type: text/css meta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8 meta-description: CASA Airworthiness Directive meta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0 meta-keywords: Issue 2/1973,Aircraft below 5700 kg,Twin Commander (Gulfstream/Rockwell/ Aerocommander 500, 600 and 700) Series Aeroplanes,Rudder Control Balance - Inspection,48 title: Airworthiness Directive - AD/AC/48 - Rudder Control Balance - Inspection

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Twin Commander (Gulfstream/Rockwell/ Aerocommander 500, 600 and 700) Series Aeroplanes

AD/AC/48 Rudder Control Balance - Inspection 2/73

Applicability: Model 500S with S/Nos. 3123 to 3137. Document: Aero Commander SB No. 114.

Compliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 28 February 1973.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.