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AD/MU-2/24 Amdt 1 - Nose Landing Gear L/H Drag Strut Attach Bracket - Inspection and Replacement

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Requires inspection and, if needed, replacement of the left-hand nose landing gear drag-strut attach bracket on specified Mitsubishi MU-2 series aeroplanes. Inspections must be done within 100 hours after 30 June 1983 for brackets already over 1,000 hours TIS, or within 100 hours after a bracket first reaches 1,000 hours TIS; replacement must use improved bracket P/No. 030A-31121-11 per the listed Mitsubishi service bulletin(s).

This affects owners/operators of the listed MU-2 serial numbers, who bear the inspection and replacement costs. (Compliance; Background.)

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AD/MU-2/24 Amdt 1 - Nose Landing Gear L/H Drag Strut Attach Bracket - Inspection and Replacement

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Mitsubishi MU-2 Series Aeroplanes

AD/MU-2/24

Amdt 1

Nose Landing Gear L/H Drag Strut Attach Bracket - Inspection and Replacement

11/83

Applicability: All models MU-2B-30/-35/-36 with S/Nos. 501 thru 696, excepting S/Nos. 652 and 661. All models MU-2B-35/-36A/-60 with S/Nos. 652SA, 661SA, 697SA through 799SA, 1501SA through 1553SA. 1555SA through 1562SA.

Document: 1. Mitsubishi SB No. 195. or

Mitsubishi Aircraft International S.B. No. SBO 46/32-005 whichever is applicable.

Note: JCAB AD No. TCD-2263-83 also refers.

Compliance: Unless already accomplished:

Inspect within 100 hours time in service after 30 June 1983 for components with more than 1000 hours time in service.

2. Inspect within 100 hours time in service after component achieves 1000 hours time in service.

3. Replace with improved bracket P/No. 030A-31121-11 in accordance with requirement document.

Background: This Directive has been raised in issue to include additional aircraft model applicability and requirement document references.

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