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AD/GAZELLE/19 - SAMM Main Servo Controls

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This AD mandates that operators of Eurocopter SA341/342 Gazelle helicopters fitted with the SAMM Main Servo Control SC-5041‑A1 follow Eurocopter Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 05.31, effective 14 October 1994. It was issued after the manufacturer warned of a possibly incorrectly torqued servo control rod.

CASA requires compliance; affected owners/operators bear the inspection, corrective costs and downtime to mitigate the identified torque-related safety risk.

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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 Eurocopter SA341 and SA342 (Gazelle) Series Helicopters

AD/GAZELLE/19 SAMM Main Servo Controls 13/94

Applicability: All model SA 341/342 helicopters with SAMM Main Servo Control SC-5041-A1 (704A44-831-042) installed.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Eurocopter SA 341/342 Mandatory SB No 05.31.

Note: DGAC AD 94-194-037(B) refers.

Compliance: As specified in the requirement document with a revised effective date of 14 October 1994.

Background: The manufacturer has advised that the servo control rod may have been incorrectly torqued during assembly.

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