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AD/BN-2/47 - Wing Tip Tank Selector Switches - Modification

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The AD mandates modifying wing‑tip fuel‑tank selector switches, related placarding and indicator lamps on Pilatus Britten‑Norman BN‑2 aeroplanes fitted with wing tip tanks, using the manufacturer’s Service Bulletin BN‑2/SB 157. Compliance is mandatory before any flight after 31 December 1983. Aircraft owners/operators must arrange and pay for the retrofit (causing downtime). The measure, issued under the Australian AD regime, implements manufacturer changes prompted by two accident reports.

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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-2/47 Wing Tip Tank Selector Switches - Modification 5/83

Applicability: All models fitted with wing tip tanks. Document: Britten Norman SB No. BN-2/SB 157. Compliance: Before further flight after 31st Dec. 1983.

Background: Arising from recommendations contained in the reports of two accidents, the wing tip fuel tank selector switches, system placarding, and selection indicator lamps have been changed by the aircraft manufacturer.

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