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AD/GA-7/6 - Rudder Bellcrank Torque Tube - Inspection and Modification

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Owners/operators of the listed Gulfstream (Grumman American) GA‑7 serial numbers must inspect the rudder bellcrank/torque tube within 10 hours TIS after 28 Feb 1979 and install the modification required by Gulfstream American Service Bulletin No. ME‑16. The AD (issued under CASA Part 39) addresses risk of partial rudder control loss if rudder free play exceeds 1°; operators bear the inspection/modification cost, downtime, and must follow the external service bulletin’s procedures to comply.

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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 Gulfstream (Grumman American) GA-7 Series Aeroplanes

AD/GA-7/6 Rudder Bellcrank Torque Tube - Inspection NK

and Modification

Applicability: All model GA-7 with S/Nos. GA7-0002 to GA-70038, GA7- 0040, GA7-0042 to GA7-0087.

Document: Gulfstream American SB No. ME-16.

Compliance: 1. Inspect within 10 hours time in service after 28 February 1979.

Modify as per requirement document.

Background: Partial loss of rudder control may occur if free play in the rudder circuit exceeds 1 degree.

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