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AD/ECUREUIL/20 - Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection - CANCELLED

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This document cancels a former aviation safety rule that required regular helicopter inspections.

What it affects: Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) series helicopters.

What it does:

Revokes Airworthiness Directive AD/ECUREUIL/20, which since 1983 mandated inspections of the main gearbox oil filter every 100 flight hours
Removes the mandatory inspection requirement entirely
Takes effect on 30 July 2009

Why it matters: Owners and operators no longer need to perform the specific 100-hour oil filter inspections required by the original 1983 directive. The rule is no longer necessary because the helicopters have been modified or the safety issue has otherwise been resolved.

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Direct links to the current provisions in AD/ECUREUIL/20 - Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection - CANCELLED.

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/20	Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection	8/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified an inspection in accordance with Aerospatiale SB No. 05.12 at 100 hour intervals. The periodic inspections could be terminated when the helicopter was modified. The AD was published in 1983 and is no longer required.

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James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

16 June 2009

AD/ECUREUIL/20

Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection

8/2009

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Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/20	Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection	8/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified an inspection in accordance with Aerospatiale SB No. 05.12 at 100 hour intervals. The periodic inspections could be terminated when the helicopter was modified. The AD was published in 1983 and is no longer required.

AD/ECUREUIL/20 - Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection - CANCELLED

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Current sections

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/20

AD/ECUREUIL/20

Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection

Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection

8/2009

8/2009

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Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/20 AD/ECUREUIL/20

AD/ECUREUIL/20

Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection

Main Gear Box Oil Filter - Inspection

8/2009 8/2009

8/2009