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AD/DO 228/7 - Main Landing Gear Axles
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Dornier 228 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/DO 228/7 | Main Landing Gear Axles | 4/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model 228-100, -101, and 228-200, and -201 aircraft, equipped with Main Landing Gear Strut part number A-511000 D00F, A-521000 D00F, A-511000-E00F, orA-521000 E00F. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with LBA AD 94-042.Note: Dornier Service Bulletin No. 228-214 refers. |
| Compliance: | Before 30 April 2006, unless already accomplished. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 April 2006. | |
| Background: | The manufacturer received reports of cracked main landing gear axles, which in some cases led to failure of axles at high operating loads. Investigation revealed the cracks were a result of manufacturing defects (grooves) in the axle inner radius. |
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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
27 February 2006