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AD/AC/52 - Pilot Compartment Side Windows - Replacement

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This Airworthiness Directive (a legally enforceable safety order) requires owners and operators of specific Twin Commander 690A aircraft to replace the pilot compartment side windows.

Who it affects:

Owners and operators of Twin Commander model 690A aircraft with serial numbers 11102–11107 and 11109–11116.

What it requires:

Replace the pilot side windows according to manufacturer Service Letter No. 270.
Complete the work within 100 hours' time in service (flight hours) after 22 October 1973, or before 1 January 1974, whichever comes first.

Why it matters: The directive addresses potential safety defects in the original cockpit windows to ensure the aircraft remains airworthy and safe to operate.

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AD/AC/52 - Pilot Compartment Side Windows - Replacement

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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 Twin Commander (Gulfstream/Rockwell/ Aerocommander 500, 600 and 700) Series Aeroplanes

AD/AC/52	Pilot Compartment Side Windows - Replacement	10/73
Applicability:	All model 690A with S/Nos. 11102 to 11107, and 11109 to 11116.
Document:	Aero Commander SL No. 270.

Compliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 22 October 1973 or before 1 January 1974 whichever occurs first.

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

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Twin Commander (Gulfstream/Rockwell/ Aerocommander 500, 600 and 700) Series Aeroplanes

AD/AC/52	Pilot Compartment Side Windows - Replacement	10/73
Applicability:	All model 690A with S/Nos. 11102 to 11107, and 11109 to 11116.
Document:	Aero Commander SL No. 270.

Compliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 22 October 1973 or before 1 January 1974 whichever occurs first.