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AD/AC/83 Amdt 8 - Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap

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This AD (AD/AC/83 Amdt 8) revokes the prior amendment and issues a mandatory safety direction addressing corrosion of the wing lower spar cap on specified Twin Commander 500/600/700 aeroplanes. It requires operators to carry out corrective inspections and repairs per the AD, affects aircraft owners/operators and maintenance organisations, and imposes compliance costs (inspections, parts, downtime) on operators. The CASA delegate set and enforces the requirements.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/AC/83 Amdt 7 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

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

Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap 11/2003

AD/AC/83

Amdt 8

Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap 11/2003

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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

Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap 11/2003 Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap 11/2003

AD/AC/83

Amdt 8

Corrosion of Wing Lower Spar Cap 11/2003