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AD/DO 328/35 - Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

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This mandatory Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Dornier 328-100 aeroplanes (s/n 3005–3119) to inspect the rudder spring tab lever assembly for cracks in the bearing lugs, using Dornier Alert Service Bulletin ASB-328-27-036.

Inspections must be done within 400 flight hours or 2 months after 19 January 2006 (whichever is first) and repeated at every C‑Check to prevent potential rudder control failure.

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Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DO 328/35	Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly	1/2006

Applicability:	Model 328-100 aircraft, serial numbers 3005 through 3119.
Requirement:	Inspect in accordance with Dornier Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB-328-27-036.Note: LBA AD 2003-383 refers.
Compliance:	Within 400 flight hours or 2 months after 19 January 2006, whichever occurs first. Inspect thereafter at each C-Check or equivalent.
	This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 January 2006.
Background:	The manufacturer has determined that the possibility of failure exists in the rudder flight control system due to cracks in the spring tab lever assembly bearing lugs.

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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

2 December 2005

AD/DO 328/35

Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

1/2006

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Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DO 328/35	Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly	1/2006

Applicability:	Model 328-100 aircraft, serial numbers 3005 through 3119.
Requirement:	Inspect in accordance with Dornier Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB-328-27-036.Note: LBA AD 2003-383 refers.
Compliance:	Within 400 flight hours or 2 months after 19 January 2006, whichever occurs first. Inspect thereafter at each C-Check or equivalent.
	This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 January 2006.
Background:	The manufacturer has determined that the possibility of failure exists in the rudder flight control system due to cracks in the spring tab lever assembly bearing lugs.

AD/DO 328/35 - Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

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Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DO 328/35

AD/DO 328/35

Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

1/2006

1/2006

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Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DO 328/35 AD/DO 328/35

AD/DO 328/35

Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly

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