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GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes

AD/GA8/12	Powerplant Instrumentation and Limitations Maintenance and Operational Manual Amendment	2/2025

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).
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.

Signature of CASA delegate.

David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

16 January 2025