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AD/P68/10 Amdt 1 - Stabilator Balance Weight Attachment - Inspection and Modification

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What it does: Requires owners/operators of Partenavia P68 and P68B aeroplanes with serial numbers before 89 (except S/N 03 and 40) to visually inspect the stabilator balance weight attachment channel for cracks and to modify that channel according to the manufacturer's service bulletin.

Who it affects and why it matters: Operators must perform recurring inspections until the channel is modified, and meet specified modification deadlines tied to hours-in-service. Operators pay for inspections and the modification and must keep records of compliance.

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AD/P68/10 Amdt 1 - Stabilator Balance Weight Attachment - Inspection and Modification

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes

AD/P68/10

Amdt 1

Stabilator Balance Weight Attachment - Inspection and Modification

9/78

Applicability: All models P68 and P68B with S/Nos. prior to S/No. 89 except S/N 03 and 40.

Requirement: 1. Visually inspect the stabilator balance weight attachment channel P/N 68-3.3017-3 for cracks, particularly in the areas of channel to stabilator attachment and balance weight to channel attachment.

Modify the stabilator balance weight attachment channel in accordance with Partenavia Bolletino di Servizio Tecnico No. 36.

Note: Registro Aeronautico Italiano AD No. 78-107/P68-16 Rev. 1 refers.

Compliance: 1. For aeroplanes with less than 5000 hours time in service inspect at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service until modified. All other aeroplanes inspect at intervals not exceeding 25 hours time in service until modified.

For aeroplanes with less than 500 hours time in service modify within 500 hours. All other aeroplanes, modify with 100 hours.

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