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AD/RAD/17 - AWA VC-10 VHF Transceiver - Modification

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What this is: An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a mandatory safety notice issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations.

What it requires: Owners or operators must modify all "Skyphone" VC-10 series VHF transceivers (aircraft radio communication equipment made by AWA) in accordance with AWA Aviation Service Bulletin No. P18.

Who it affects: Anyone responsible for aircraft fitted with these specific radio units.

Compliance deadline: The modification had to be completed before 1 August 1967.

Why it matters: Airworthiness Directives legally enforce safety fixes for equipment defects or unsafe conditions. This ensures critical radio communications hardware functioned reliably.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/RAD/17 AWA VC-10 VHF Transceiver - Modification 2/67

Applicability: All “Skyphone” VC-10 series VHF Transceivers. Document: AWA Aviation SB No. P18.

Compliance: Before 1 August 1967.

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