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AD/F2000/30 - Third Crew Member Control Panel Wiring Interference
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| AD/F2000/30 | Third Crew Member ControlPanel Wiring Interference | 3/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Falcon 2000 aircraft serial number (S/N) 01 to 210 inclusive, fitted with a third crew member control panel. |
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| Requirement: | Unless accomplished previously, carry out a detailed inspection of the air gasper installation in the 3rd crew control panel of the LH and RH crew closet for interference and/or damage; and carry out all applicable related corrective actions as instructed in the accomplishment instructions of Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin F2000-316 dated 27 July 2005. |
| Later revisions of above service bulletin, approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), are acceptable for compliance with the requirements of this Directive. | |
| Note: EASA AD 2008-0013 refers. | |
| Compliance: | Within the next seven months after the effective date of this Directive. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 March 2008. | |
| Background: | The aircraft manufacturer has received reports of smoke coming from the crew closet area. Investigations has discovered a potential for chafing between the rheostat of the 3rd crew member control panel reading light and the air gasper flexible hose, or with the electrical wires nearby. If let uncorrected, this chafing may expose the metallic spiral armature of the flexible hose, or damage the electrical wires insulation, which could result in a short-circuit generating sustained overheating and smoke emission. |
| This Directive requires an inspection of the air gasper installation in the 3rd crew control panel of the LH and RH crew closet for interference and/or damage together with applicable related corrective actions. |
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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
29 January 2008