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AD/EXTRA/1 Amdt 1 - Rudder Cable

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This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of all Extra EA‑300 aeroplanes to inspect rudder control cables for correctly swaged Nicopress (Nicopress‑type) sleeves using a go/no‑go gauge and to replace any cable assemblies that fail the check. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority mandates the inspection and any necessary replacement before further flight after 12 February 1993; owners/operators supply the gauge, carry out the check, and meet replacement costs, following the referenced EXTRA Service Bulletin 300‑1‑93.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/EXTRA/1

Amdt 1

Applicability: All Models EA-300 aircraft.

Rudder Cable 4/93 TX

Requirement: Inspect the rudder control cables for correctly swaged Nicopress type sleeves at each end of the cable by using the appropriate "go, no-go" gauge. If a compressed sleeve does not conform to the above inspection, the cable assembly shall be replaced.

Note: EXTRA Mandatory SB 300-1-93 refers.

Compliance: Prior to further flight after 12 February 1993.

Background: A report has been received of an incident in which a loss of rudder control was implicated in an accident. Although still under investigation, it was reported that the cable had pulled through an incorrectly swaged sleeve. Amendment 1 is issued in response to the requirements of EXTRA Service Bulletin 300-1-93.

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