Diamond DA42 Series Aeroplanes
Diamond DA42 Series Aeroplanes
Diamond DA42 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/DA42/4 | Wing Stub Safety Walkway | 6/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Model DA 42 aircraft, serial number 42.004 and subsequent. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the requirements of CAA AD A-2005-003.Note: Austrian CAA AD A-2005-003 supersedes CAA AD A-2005-001R1. |
| Compliance: | Unless already accomplished, before 30 June 2008.Note: CAA AD A-2005-003 was issued 21 October 2005, and aircraft manufactured 2006 or later should not be affected. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 June 2008. | |
| Background: | The manufacturer has determined that the surface roughness of the wing stub safety walkway Series 300, grey colour (equals sandpaper grit 40), installed during production on some aircraft serial numbers, can adversely affect the aircraft single engine climb performance. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
21 April 2008