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| AD/INST/10Amdt 2 | Mechanical Fatigue Meters | 6/2019 |
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:510.3pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Applicability:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>All Meggitt PLC</span><span>,</span><span> Mechanisms Ltd and </span><span>Negretti</span><span> and </span><span>Zambra</span><span> Ltd</span><span> </span><span>mechanical f</span><span>atigue meters installed in aircraft.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Requirement:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:23.15pt; text-indent:-23.15pt"><span>The</span><span> </span><span>mechanical </span><span>fatigue meter</span><span>s</span><span> </span><span>must </span><span>be calibrated and overhauled</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.9pt"><td rowspan="5" style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Compliance:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>The calibration and overhaul must be performed at intervals not exceeding the following time periods:</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.5pt"><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Fatigue Meter Type</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Calibration Interva</span><span style="font-weight:bold">l</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Overhaul Interval</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.5pt"><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Single Spring Units</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Every Six months</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Every Two Years</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.5pt"><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Dual Spring Units</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Every Twelve months</span></p></td><td style="width:131.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.97pt; padding-left:4.97pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span>Every Four Years</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.5pt"><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Table 1 - Calibration and Overhaul Intervals.</span></p><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Note:</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">Compliance with the requirement of AD/INST/10 or AD/INST/10 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Amdt</span><span style="font-style:italic"> 1 constitutes compliance with a requirement of this AD.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Th</span><span>is</span><span> </span><span>AD </span><span>commences on</span><span> 22 March 2019.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Background:</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:414.55pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Amendment 2 of this AD was </span><span>issued </span><span>to take into account a change of manufacturer’s name</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span>Amendment 2 of this </span><span>AD:</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:28.52pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-left:7.48pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">u</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">pdated t</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">he title,</span></li><li class="ListParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:28.52pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-left:7.48pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">updated the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">manufacturer’s name,</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> and</span></li><li class="ListParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:28.52pt; padding-left:7.48pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">removed obsolete fatigue meter part number examples.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>