Commonwealth legislation

AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1 - Servo Control Securing Screw - CANCELLED

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

1/10 complexity

This document cancels a previous aviation safety rule that applied to Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) helicopters.

What it does:

Completely removes Airworthiness Directive AD/ECUREUIL/42, which previously required operators to inspect and torque-check specific screws in the servo control system within 25 hours of flight time after May 1988.
The cancellation takes effect on 30 July 2009.

Why it matters: The original rule was a unique Australian requirement not based on manufacturer service guidance. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority determined it was no longer necessary, removing a maintenance burden for owners and operators of these helicopters.

JSON API

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1 - Servo Control Securing Screw - CANCELLED.

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1	Servo Control Securing Screw	8/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified inspection and torque checking of screws within 25 hours CTIS after May 1988. The AD was not based on a manufacturer’s service document. The AD is no longer required.

View image in the official source

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

18 June 2009

AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1

Servo Control Securing Screw

8/2009

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1	Servo Control Securing Screw	8/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified inspection and torque checking of screws within 25 hours CTIS after May 1988. The AD was not based on a manufacturer’s service document. The AD is no longer required.

AD/ECUREUIL/42 Amdt 1 - Servo Control Securing Screw - CANCELLED

Plain English Summary

Deep dive

Current sections

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters