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AD/DAUPHIN/28 - Front Passenger Door

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CASA requires specific Australian-registered Eurocopter SA 365N/N1 helicopters with a cockpit–VIP partition to follow DGAC AD 91-022-029(B) to remove an interference that can load the door jettison linkage and risk loss of the front passenger door. Owners/operators must obtain and implement the DGAC technical actions; the Australian compliance date is 18 April 1991, ten weeks later than the DGAC’s.

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AD/DAUPHIN/28 - Front Passenger Door

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters

AD/DAUPHIN/28 Front Passenger Door 4/91

Applicability: Model SA 365N and N1 helicopters S/N 6220, 6229, 6306, 6310, 6315, 6324, 6340 and 6346 equipped with a partition between the cockpit and the VIP lounge.

Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of DGAC AD 91-022-029 (B).

Note: Aerospatiale SA 365 SB 52-11 refers.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document but with a revised effectivity date of 18 April 1991 for Australian registered helicopters.

Background: The DGAC requires this directive to prevent the possible jettisoning of the front passenger door due to loading in the jettison linkage; caused by interference between the door covering and the partition. Effective date required by the DGAC is extended by 10 weeks.

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