GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes
GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes
GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/GA8/12 | Powerplant Instrumentation and Limitations Maintenance and Operational Manual Amendment | 2/2025 |
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| Applicability: | All GA8 aircraft as identified in Table 1 of GippsAero Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2024-218 Issue 1, dated 11 July 2024, as in force on the date of commencement of this Airworthiness Directive (AD). |
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| Requirement: | For aircraft that have been modified in accordance with GippsAero Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2011-66 Issue 60, dated 5 June 2023 (or earlier approved issue), accomplish the requirements of GippsAero Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2024-218 Issue 1, dated 11 July 2024, as in force on the date of commencement of this AD. |
| Compliance: | Unless previously accomplished, within 100 hours flight time or six months, whichever occurs first, from the commencement date of this AD. |
| This AD commences on 31 January 2025. | |
| Background: | A documentation review of Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2011-66 Issue 60 has identified a discrepancy in performance data for the affected aircraft: Take-off charts may require engine RPM which exceeds the engine limitations provided in Section 2 of the applicable Flight Manual. Hence, Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2024-218 Issue 1 has been introduced to correct the issue for the affected aircraft.This AD is issued to give legal effect for the corrective actions given in Service Bulletin SB-GA8-2024-218 Issue 1. |
David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
16 January 2025