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AD/BEECH 200/58 Amdt 1 - Outflow/Safety Valve

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This amendment requires operators of certain Beechcraft 200-series aeroplanes to have the outflow/safety valve inspected and, if necessary, replaced following Beech Service Bulletin 2484 Rev 1. Compliance must occur within 200 flight hours or four months; installing valves found unserviceable is prohibited. The stated purpose is to address manufacturing defects that could cause rapid decompression. The directive places inspection, any replacement costs, and related maintenance burden on aircraft owners/operators and approved maintenance organisations.

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AD/BEECH 200/58 Amdt 1 - Outflow/Safety Valve

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Beechcraft 200 (Super King Air) Series Aeroplanes

AD/BEECH 200/58

Amdt 1

Outflow/Safety Valve 3/98

Applicability: All model 200 series aircraft with serial numbers as listed in the requirement document.

Requirement: Inspect and if necessary replace the outflow/safety valve in accordance with the procedures detailed in Beech SB 2484 Rev 1 dated October 1995.

Aircraft previously certified against the initial Requirement of this Directive can be certified as in compliance with Amdt 1.

No person shall install on any aircraft any Outflow/Safety Valve found to be unserviceable in accordance with this directive.

Note: FAA AD 97-25-01 Amdt 39-10224 refers and replaces FAA AD 96-17-10 Amdt 39-9719.

Compliance: Within 200 hours time in service or 4 months, whichever occurs first, from the effective date of this directive.

This amendment becomes effective on 26 February 1998.

Background: Manufacturing problems with the safety valve may cause a rapid decompression of the aircraft should a valve failure occur.

The original issue of this airworthiness directive became effective on 7 November 1996.

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