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AD/DIAMOND/4 - Canopy Locking Mechanism

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Requires owners/operators of Diamond (HOAC) DV20 and DV22 aeroplanes to carry out the actions in Diamond Mandatory Service Bulletins 20‑38 and 20‑39, including a flight‑manual revision and canopy‑locking inspections. Initial work must be done within 5 hours time‑in‑service after 19 December 2001 or before 19 January 2002, and inspections thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours. CASA (via its delegate) enforces the AD under CAR 1998; costs, downtime and maintenance are borne by aircraft owners/operators.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Diamond (HOAC) Series Aeroplanes

AD/DIAMOND/4 Canopy Locking Mechanism 2/

AD/DIAMOND/4 Canopy Locking Mechanism 2/2002

Applicability: All Model DV20 and DV22 aircraft.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Diamond Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletins (SB) 20-38 and 20-39.

Note 1: A revision of the Flight Manual is required, and is documented in SB 20-39. Note 2: Austrian AD No. 110 refers.

Compliance: Within 5 hours time in service after 19 December 2001 or before 19 January 2002, whichever occurs first. Thereafter, inspect the canopy locking mechanism in accordance with SB No. 39 at intervals not to exceed 100 hours time in service.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 December 2001.

Background: Reports were received of inadvertent in-flight opening of the cockpit canopy.

Signature of David Villiers, Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 12 December 2001

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Diamond (HOAC) Series Aeroplanes

AD/DIAMOND/4 Canopy Locking Mechanism 2/ AD/DIAMOND/4 Canopy Locking Mechanism 2/2002

AD/DIAMOND/4 Canopy Locking Mechanism 2/2002

Applicability: All Model DV20 and DV22 aircraft.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Diamond Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletins (SB) 20-38 and 20-39.

Note 1: A revision of the Flight Manual is required, and is documented in SB 20-39. Note 2: Austrian AD No. 110 refers.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 December 2001.

Background: Reports were received of inadvertent in-flight opening of the cockpit canopy.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 12 December 2001