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AD/RES/3 - Safety Belts - Davis FDC-2700 - Inspection

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This is an Airworthiness Directive — a mandatory safety order issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that applies to aircraft owners, operators, and maintenance engineers.

What it covers: Specifically, it targets Davis FDC-2700 safety belts fitted with end fittings bearing part number FDA-1677-1.

What you must do: You must inspect these end fittings regularly to ensure:

The keeper (a locking clip or retainer) cannot slide past the end of the mounting plate — if it could, the belt might detach during turbulence or an accident
The fitting is installed the right way up, with the keeper facing downward

How often: Every 300 hours of flight time (known as "time in service").

Why it matters: This prevents seatbelt failures that could cause passengers or pilots to be thrown around the cabin or ejected during an emergency landing or turbulence.

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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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Applicability: All Davis FDC-2700 Safety Belts fitted with end fittings P/N FDA-1677-1.

Requirement: Inspect the end fitting P/N FDA-1677-1 to ensure that it is not possible for the keeper to by-pass the end of the plate and that the fitting is installed the correct way up, i.e. keeper downward.

Compliance: At intervals not exceeding 300 hours time in service.

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