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AD/FA-200/24 - Elevator Torque Tube Corrosion

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This mandatory Civil Aviation Safety Authority Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Fuji FA-200 aeroplanes (serial numbers 12 and up) to inspect elevator torque tubes for internal corrosion, following Fuji Heavy Industries Service Bulletin No. 200‑009. The first inspection is within 100 flight hours after 2 Nov 1989 or at the next scheduled check, whichever is later, with repeats every five years. Corrosion found could cause tube failure and loss of pitch control.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Fuji FA-200 Series Aeroplanes

AD/FA-200/24 Elevator Torque Tube Corrosion 11/89

Applicability: All FA 200 S/No. 12 and subsequent. Requirement: Action in accordance FHI S.B. 200-009.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 2 November 1989, or at the next scheduled inspection for issue of Maintenance Release after 2 November 1989 whichever occurs later, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 5 years.

Background: Corrosion has been found inside elevator torque tubes to a depth that necessitated replacement. Undetected this could lead to tube failure.

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