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AD/AT 800/4 - Rudder Control Cables and Fairleads

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This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Airtractor AT‑802 and AT‑802A aircraft (serials 802‑0001 to 802‑0081) to replace rudder control cables and fairleads with the improved‑design parts specified in Snow Engineering Service Letter No.199. The replacement must be completed within 500 hours time‑in‑service after 3 October 2002 if not already done.

CASA issues the directive to correct reported cable wear at the aft fairlead. Owners pay for parts, labour and any downtime; work must follow the service letter instructions (Requirement, Compliance, Background).

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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 issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 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.

Airtractor 800 Series Aeroplanes

AD/AT 800/4 Rudder Control Cables and Fa

AD/AT 800/4 Rudder Control Cables and Fairleads 10/2002

Applicability: Models AT-802 and AT-802A aircraft, serial numbers 802-0001 through 802-0081. Requirement: Replace the rudder control cables and fairleads in accordance with Snow Engineering

Company Service Letter No. 199, dated 30 May 2000.

Note: FAA AD 2002-15-06 Amdt 39-12834 refers.

Compliance: Within 500 hours time in service after 3 October 2002, unless already accomplished.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 3 October 2002.

Background: The FAA received a report of rudder control cable failure due to cable wear at the aft fairlead. This Directive requires replacement of rudder control cables and fairleads with parts of improved design.

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David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 22 August 2002

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 September 2002.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 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.

Airtractor 800 Series Aeroplanes

AD/AT 800/4 Rudder Control Cables and Fa AD/AT 800/4 Rudder Control Cables and Fairleads 10/2002

AD/AT 800/4 Rudder Control Cables and Fairleads 10/2002

Applicability: Models AT-802 and AT-802A aircraft, serial numbers 802-0001 through 802-0081. Requirement: Replace the rudder control cables and fairleads in accordance with Snow Engineering

Company Service Letter No. 199, dated 30 May 2000.

Note: FAA AD 2002-15-06 Amdt 39-12834 refers.

Compliance: Within 500 hours time in service after 3 October 2002, unless already accomplished.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 3 October 2002.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 22 August 2002

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 September 2002.