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AD/DA40/6 Amdt 1 - Nose Landing Gear Leg
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| AD/DA40/6 Amdt 1 | Nose Landing Gear Leg | 4/2009 DM |
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| Applicability: | Model DA 40, DA 40 D, and DA 40 F aircraft, all serial numbers; except aircraft with a nose landing gear leg part number D41-3223-10-00_1 or higher (_2, _3, etc.) installed. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect the nose landing gear leg in accordance with the instructions of Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH MSB40-046 / MSBD4-046 original issue, or later EASA approved revision.If cracks are detected during any inspection required by this Directive, before further flight, replace the nose landing gear leg with a serviceable unit in accordance with the instructions of Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH MSB40-046 / MSBD4-046 original issue, or later EASA approved revision.Inspections and corrective actions accomplished prior to the effective date of this Directive in accordance with the Requirement document at original issue or issue 2, are considered in compliance with the initial requirements of this Directive. After the effective date of this Directive repetitive inspections and corrective actions must be accomplished in accordance with Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH MSB40-046 / MSBD4-046 at issue 3.After the optional modification of an aircraft by installing a nose landing gear leg part number D41-3223-10-00_1 or higher (_2, _3, etc.), no person shall install a nose landing gear leg part number D41-3223-10-00 on that aircraft.Note 1: After installation on an aircraft of a nose landing gear leg part numberD41-3223-10-00_1 or higher (_2, _3, etc.), the repetitive inspections are no longer required for that aircraft.Note 2: EASA AD 2009-0016 refers. |
| Compliance: | For aircraft that are predominantly (more than 50% of the time) operated from unsealed runways, inspect:Within 25 flight hours after 1 December 2005 or before 31 December 2005, whichever occurs first; and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 flight hours. |
| For aircraft that are predominantly (more than 50% of the time) operated from sealed runways, inspect:Within 100 flight hours after 1 December 2005, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 flight hours.The compliance times remain unchanged by this issue of the Directive. | |
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| This Amendment becomes effective on 12 March 2009. |