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AD/RES/11 Amdt 1 - Eon Corporation E8000 Buckle Assemblies

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This mandatory safety recall orders every aircraft operator to find and remove any seat belt assemblies containing the EON Corporation E8000 buckle, replacing them with assemblies meeting ANO 108.42. Removed belts must be destroyed or permanently defaced to prevent reuse. Regulators expanded the recall after accidents showed E8000 (and related E6000) buckles can jam or release under G‑loads, posing a life‑threatening risk. Compliance is required before the aircraft’s next Maintenance Release issued after 31 July 1987.

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AD/RES/11 Amdt 1 - Eon Corporation E8000 Buckle Assemblies

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/RES/11

Amdt 1

Eon Corporation E8000 Buckle Assemblies 8/87

Applicability: All Seat Belts.

Requirement: 1. Inspect all seat belts to determine if they have been manufactured by the EON Corporation under TSO C22. These are to include all seat belts supplied under an airframe manufacturers part number.

2. If the seat belt assembly is an EON Corporation seat belt assembly, determine if an E8000 buckle is fitted. If an E8000 buckle is fitted remove the seat belt assembly and replace with another item approved in accordance with ANO 108.42.

3. The seat belts removed in compliance with this Directive are to be destroyed or have the TSO markings removed or totally obliterated.

Compliance: Prior to the issue of the next Maintenance Release after 31 July 1987.

Background: The original issue of this Directive was raised as the result of the failure of an E8000 buckle assy to release after an accident. However, the Directive targeted safety harness model No. E2900-15 fitted with an EON E8000 buckle. This Amendment follows a recent accident, where an E8000 released under deceleration loads, and the issue of AD/RES/20 concerning model E6000 buckles which also released under deceleration loads.

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