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AD/S-PUMA/80 - Coupling Shaft Hardware
Eurocopter AS 332 (Super Puma) Series HeEurocopter AS 332 (Super Puma) Series Helicopters
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Eurocopter AS 332 (Super Puma) Series Helicopters
| AD/S-PUMA/80 | Coupling Shaft Hardware | 12/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Eurocopter (formerly Eurocopter France; Aerospatiale) Model AS 332 C, AS 332 C1, AS332 L, AS 332 L1 and AS 332 L2 helicopters, fitted with engine/main gearbox (MGB) coupling shaft flange threaded attachment bolt assemblies Part Number (P/N) 332A54.2009.01.Note 1: Engine/MGB coupling shaft P/N 332A54.0216.06, serial number 2803 is a spare assembly that has been supplied along with the threaded attachment bolt assemblies P/N 332A54.2009.01. |
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| Requirement: | 1. For helicopters on which the affected threaded bolt assemblies have been installed on the engine side on both engine/MGB coupling shafts - Replace the 6 threaded attachment bolt assemblies P/N 332A54-2009-01 with 6 airworthy threaded attachment bolt assemblies with another P/N in accordance with paragraph 2.B.2 Eurocopter AS332 ASB No.01.00.71 revision 1 or later approved revision.2. For helicopters on which the affected threaded bolt assemblies have been installed on the engine side on only one engine/MGB coupling shaft - Replace the 6 threaded attachment bolt assemblies P/N 332A54-2009-01 with 6 airworthy threaded attachment bolt assemblies with another P/N in accordance with paragraph 2.B.2 of Eurocopter AS332 ASB No.01.00.71 revision 1 or later approved revision.3. For spare assemblies and parts as listed in paragraph 1.A.2 of the referenced Eurocopter ASB, as applicable to type: spare P/N 332A54-2009-01 threaded attachment bolt assemblies may no longer be installed on any helicopter; and no person may install a spare engine/MGB coupling shaft on any helicopter, unless it has been verified that any installed threaded attachment bolt assemblies with P/N 332A54-2009-01 have been replaced in accordance with paragraph 2.B.2 of Eurocopter AS332 ASB No.01.00.71 revision 1 or later approved revision.4. Return the threaded attachment bolt assemblies P/N 332A54-2009-01 to Eurocopter Marignane.Note 2: EASA AD 2007-0134 dated 14 May 2007 refers. |
| Compliance: | For Requirement 1 - Within the next 50 flight hours (FH), after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished.For Requirement 2 - Within the next 100 FH after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished.For Requirement 3 - From the effective date of this AD.For Requirement 4 - Within 7 days after removal from service. |
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