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AD/BN-2/22 - Emergency Exits Placard

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This Airworthiness Directive mandates a safety update for all Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 aircraft (known as the Islander).

What it requires: Operators must remove the existing safety placard about using the removable door window as an emergency exit. They must install a new placard adjacent to the window handle that reads: "DITCHING EXIT PULL HANDLE". The lettering must match the size of the original placard.

Who it affects: Owners and operators of Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 series aeroplanes.

Why it matters: This improves clarity during emergency water landings (called "ditching"). The new placard gives passengers and crew specific, unambiguous instructions for using the window as an exit during a water emergency, which could save lives.

Compliance: The work had to be completed within 200 hours of flight time after 29 February 1972.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 Series Aeroplanes

AD/BN-2/22 Emergency Exits Placard NK

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: 1. Remove existing placard relating to use of the removable door window as an emergency exit and install a placard adjacent to the window exit handle as follows:

“DITCHING EXIT PULL HANDLE

Note: Lettering shall be the same size as that used for the existing placard.

Compliance: Within 200 hours time in service after 29 February 1972.

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