Extra EA-300 Series Aeroplanes
Extra EA-300 Series Aeroplanes
Extra EA-300 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/EXTRA/7 Amdt 1 | Upper Longeron at Horizontal Stabiliser | 4/2007 DM |
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| Applicability: | EXTRA EA 300 models and serial numbers listed in EXTRA Service Bulletin (SB) No. 300-2-95 Issue F, or later EASA approved Issue. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with EXTRA SB No. 300-2-95 Issue F, or later EASA approved Issue.Note: EASA AD 2006-0281 refers. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 21 February 2007.For Model EA 300/S aircraft that have complied with the original issue of this Directive, no additional work is required. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 21 February 2007. | |
| Background: | Cracks have been discovered on Model EA 300 S aircraft in front of the horizontal stabiliser attachment as well as between the attachment fittings in the upper longeron. This Directive introduces an additional pair of tubes to improve the stiffness of the fuselage cross-section underneath the stabiliser attachment.Amendment 1 is issued in response to a new EASA AD, which was prompted by the discovery of cracks on Model EA 300/L aircraft during inspections of the entire fleet of EA 300 aircraft models. Recently, following the release of Issue F of the Requirement document, cracks were detected on Model EA 300/200 aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
19 February 2007