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AD/JETSTREAM/16 Amdt 2 - Main Landing Gear Doors

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This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of British Aerospace Jetstream Series 200 and 3100 aeroplanes (constructor numbers 601–695) to carry out inspections and non‑destructive testing of the main landing gear doors following Jetstream Alert Service Bulletin 32‑A‑JA840318 Revision 2, and to repeat inspections at prescribed landing intervals until the terminating modification in Service Bulletin 32‑JM5280 is fitted (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance). It was issued after reports of bearing, rod and hinge failures; Amendment 2 updates the hinge NDT instructions (Background).

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AD/JETSTREAM/16 Amdt 2 - Main Landing Gear Doors

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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British Aerospace BAe 3100 (Jetstream) Series Aeroplanes

AD/JETSTREAM/16

Amdt 2

Main Landing Gear Doors 7/95

Applicability: HP 137 Mk 1, Jetstream Series 200 and Jetstream Series 3100 aircraft, constructors numbers 601 through 695.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Jetstream Alert Service Bulletin 32-A-JA840318 Revision 2.

Compliance: Within 200 landings after 30 November 1986, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 1000 landings, until modified in accordance with Jetstream Service Bulletin

32-JM5280.

The compliance of the previous issue of this directive remains unchanged. This amendment is effective from 22 June 1995.

Background: Cases have been reported of the failure of rod end bearings, bending of rod shanks, cracking of rod threads, cracking of door hinges and door loss. Amendment 1 provided for terminating action.

Amendment 2 is issued in response to a revision of the requirement document which amends the instructions for non-destructive testing of the hinges on the main landing gear doors.

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