AD/BN-2/85 Amdt 1 - Elevator Tip Assemblies - CANCELLED

This document cancels an aircraft safety rule.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has cancelled Airworthiness Directive (AD) BN-2/85 Amendment 1, which previously required maintenance or inspection of elevator tip assemblies on Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 series aircraft (small regional planes including the Islander and Trislander models).

What this means for aircraft owners and operators:

• Who is affected: Owners and operators of BN-2 series aeroplanes.
• What changed: As of 21 December 2009, you no longer need to comply with the specific Australian requirements regarding elevator tip assemblies that were in the original 1985 directive.
• Why: The requirements have been superseded by a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) directive issued in December 2009. Under Australian aviation regulations (CASR Part 39.001A), European airworthiness directives issued after 1 October 2009 automatically apply as Australian law, making the separate local directive redundant.