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AD/BAL/16 - Thunder and Colt Suspension Cables

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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority issues an airworthiness directive for two specific hot‑air‑balloon airframes (Thunder AX7‑77 S/N 1515 and Colt AX7‑65 S/N 335) requiring owners/operators to inspect suspension‑cable crimping per Chaise SB No.1 and replace any defective cables. It grounds those balloons until compliance, must be done before any flight after 12 September 1996, and shifts inspection/repair costs and timing burdens to the owners due to a risk of defective cables.

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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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AD/BAL/16 Thunder and Colt Suspension Cables 10/96

Applicability: Thunder and Colt models AX7-77 S/N 1515 and AX7-65 S/N 335.

Requirement: Inspect the crimping of cables in accordance with Chaise SB No.1, and replace any defective cables.

Note: DGAC AD 96-114(A) refers.

Compliance: Prior to further flight after 12 September 1996.

Background: The suspension cables fitted to the applicable balloons may be defective.

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