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AD/EMB-120/40 - Elevator Torque Tubes
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| AD/EMB-120/40 | Elevator Torque Tubes | 2/2006 |
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| Applicability: | All Model EMB-120 aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with Embraer Service Bulletin No. 120-55-0015 original issue, or later CTA approved revision.Note: CTA AD 2005-10-03 refers. |
| Compliance: | Within 4,000 flight hours or 730 calendar days after 16 February 2006, whichever occurs first. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 16 February 2006. | |
| Background: | During scheduled maintenance on an EMB-120 aircraft, corrosion was detected on the inner surface of the elevator torque tubes. This condition can cause unbalance of the elevators and affect aircraft controllability. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
21 December 2005