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AD/DHC-8/26 Amdt 1 - Horizontal Stabiliser Attachment Bolts

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This airworthiness directive requires operators of specified Bombardier (De Havilland) DHC‑8 Series 100 and 300 aircraft (listed by model and serial number) to inspect horizontal stabiliser attachment bolts at six locations for manufacturing defects. Inspections consist of a detailed visual check with a 10× magnifier and a magnetic particle inspection. (Requirement, Applicability)

Operators must meet short compliance deadlines — 25 flight hours for mid‑spar bolts and 50 hours for front/rear spar bolts after 22 January 1993 — and bear the cost and scheduling of inspections and any follow‑on repairs. (Compliance, Background)

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AD/DHC-8/26 Amdt 1 - Horizontal Stabiliser Attachment Bolts

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Bombardier (Boeing Canada/De Havilland) DHC-8 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DHC-8/26

Amdt 1

Horizontal Stabiliser Attachment Bolts 9/98

Applicability: DHC-8 Series 100 aircraft, models 102, 103, and 106, with serial numbers 003

through 349 excluding 316 and 345.

DHC-8 Series 300 aircraft, models 301, 311, and 314, with serial numbers 100

through 342 excluding 320, 338, and 340.

Requirement: Inspect the horizontal stabiliser attachment bolts at all six locations in accordance with the following instructions:

Carry out a detailed visual inspection of the bolts in the area of the head radius for indications of cracks or laps using a 10x magnifying glass.

2. Carry out a magnetic particle inspection of the bolts.

Note: Transport Canada AD CF-93-05R1 refers.

Compliance: For the mid spar attachment bolts: within 25 hours time in service after 22 January 1993.

For the front and rear spar attachment bolts: within 50 hours time in service after 22 January 1993.

The compliance of the original issue of this directive remains unchanged. This amendment becomes effective on 13 August 1998.

Background: Several local reports were received of stabiliser mid spar attachment bolts with crack indications. Laboratory analysis revealed the cracks to be lap defects that were formed during manufacture. Small fatigue cracks from the laps were noted. The initial report findings were the result of compliance with SB 8-55-16, although the bolts did not have “PBF” marking on the head as specified in the service bulletin. As a precaution, the inspection was expanded to include the front and rear spar bolts.

Amendment 1 is issued to align the applicability of this directive with the applicability of the subsequently issued Transport Canada AD, which is specific to aircraft that were in service at the time of the original issue of this directive.

The original issue of this airworthiness directive became effective on 22 January 1993.

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