AD/AS 355/15 Amdt 1 - Sliding Door Ball Joint - Inspection and Modification
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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Eurocopter AS 355 (Twin Ecureuil) Series Helicopters
AD/AS 355/15
Amdt 1
Sliding Door Ball Joint - Inspection and Modification
7/84
Applicability: All models AS 355 equipped with sliding doors. Document: 1. Aerospatiale telex service 05.11 (Telex No. 7223 refers).
- Aerospatiale SB No. 52.01 (Modification AMS 350A.07.1353).
Compliance: 1. Within 50 hours time in service after 5th September 1983 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 300 hours time in service until modification AMS 07.1353 has been incorporated.
- Within 100 hours time in service after 31 July 1984 or at the next scheduled inspection for maintenance release issue after 31 July 1984 whichever is the later.
Background: Service Bulletin No. 52.01 modifies the sliding door ball joint and relieves the recurring ball joint disassembly. This requirement follows two cases of loss of a sliding door in flight.