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AD/DHC-2/28 - Wing Strut Lower Steel End-Fitting

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Requires owners/operators of de Havilland DHC‑2 aircraft fitted with steel lower end‑fittings on C2W1115‑1/‑2 wing struts to perform a visual inspection (per de Havilland Alert Service Bulletin A2/48) within 50 hours after 11 November 1993 and then at least annually. If corrosion or fastener damage is found, the strut must be repaired or replaced in accordance with that Service Bulletin. The directive responds to Transport Canada reports of skin corrosion and fastener damage; operators bear the inspection and repair costs and must adjust maintenance schedules to comply.

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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/DHC-2/28 Wing Strut Lower Steel End-Fitting 12/93

Applicability: Model DHC-2 aircraft with steel end-fittings on C2W1115-1/-2 wing struts. Requirement: Visually inspect the wing strut in accordance with de Havilland Alert Service Bulletin

No. A2/48. If damage is detected, repair or replace the strut in accordance with the

above mentioned Service Bulletin.

Note: Transport Canada AD CF-93-21 refers.

Compliance: Within 50 hours time in service after 11 November 1993, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12 calendar months.

Background: Service difficulty reports received by Transport Canada indicated the occurrence of skin corrosion and fastener damage at the wing strut lower steel end-fittings.

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