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AD/BEA 206/8 - Engine Tachometer - Warning Arc and Placard

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Owners/operators of Beagle B206 Series 2 aeroplanes must fit a temporary yellow warning arc on the tachometer covering 2800–3140 RPM and a nearby placard reading “AVOID CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN YELLOW ARC” within 50 hours time-in-service.

The temporary mark must be replaced by a permanent yellow arc at the next major inspection or when the instrument is re‑installed.

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AD/BEA 206/8 - Engine Tachometer - Warning Arc and Placard

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Beagle B206 Series Aeroplanes

AD/BEA 206/8 Engine Tachometer - Warning Arc and Placard 2/72

Applicability: Model B206 Series 2. Requirement: Part 1:

(a) Install a yellow temporary warning arc on the tachometer glass between 2800 and 3140 RPM until modified in accordance with Part 2 of this Directive.

(b) Install appropriate operational placard adjacent to the engine tachometer with the following wording:

“AVOID CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN YELLOW ARC”

Note: Letters of one eighth inch minimum height shall be used.

Part 2:

Install a permanent yellow warning arc on the tachometer dial between 2800 and 3140 RPM.

Compliance: For Part 1: Within 50 hours time in service after 29 February 1972.

For Part 2: At next aircraft major inspection after 29 February 1972, or at next instrument re-installation, whichever occur first.

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