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AD/LA-4/8 - Fuel Cell Capacity and Security Inspection

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This Airworthiness Directive requires immediate and recurring inspections of flexible fuel cells on Colonial C‑1/C‑2 and Lake LA‑4/LA‑4‑200 aircraft (serials before 587 not modified per CASL L‑49) to confirm tanks hold correct capacity and are securely attached.

Compliance is required before next flight after 17 Sept 1973, within 25 flight hours, and every 100 flight hours thereafter to prevent fuel starvation or fire.

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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 Consolidated Aeronautics, Colonial and LA-4 Series Aeroplanes

AD/LA-4/8 Fuel Cell Capacity and Security Inspection 9/73

Applicability: All Colonial C-1 and C-2 and Lake LA-4 and LA-4-200 models, prior to S/No. 587 not incorporating Consolidated Aeronautics of SL L-49.

Document: Consolidated Aeronautics SL L-47A.

Compliance: Step 1: Before further flight after 17 September 1973.

Step 2: Within 25 hours time in service after 17 September 1973 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service.

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