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AD/BN-2/48 - Wing Tip Tank Fuel Contents Transmitter Floats - Inspection

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Requires BN‑2 Islander aeroplanes with wing‑tip fuel tanks to inspect the fuel contents transmitter floats per Britten Norman SB BN‑2/SB 154, with the first inspection within 100 hours TIS after 31 Aug 1983. Operators/owners must obtain and follow the service bulletin (and pay for work); inspections address float erosion that could contaminate fuel and risk engine power loss.

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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/BN-2/48 Wing Tip Tank Fuel Contents Transmitter Floats - Inspection

Applicability: All models BN-2 Islander with wing tip fuel tanks. Document: Britten Norman SB BN-2/SB 154.

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Compliance: As per requirement document within 100 hours time in service after 31 August 1983.

Background: Wing tip fuel tank contents transmitter floats are prone to erosion and require repetitive inspections to prevent fuel system contamination which could result in loss of engine power.

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