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AD/SAAB/6 - Elevator Spar

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This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of SAAB Safir 91B, 91B2, 91C and 91D aircraft to inspect the left and right elevator bearing-assembly attachments for cracks or deformation, using SAAB Service Bulletin No. 91.1.004 Issue 2. Initial inspections must be done by 31 July 2002 (unless already completed), with re‑inspections every 200 hours until an approved repair is carried out. Aircraft operators are responsible for arranging and paying for the inspections and any repairs; the AD prescribes the inspection method and repair instructions.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

SAAB “Safir” Series Aeroplanes

AD/SAAB/6 Elevator Spar 7/2002

Applicability: All Model Safir 91B, 91B2, 91C, and 91D aircraft.

Requirement: Inspect in accordance with SAAB Service Bulletin No. 91.1.004 Issue 2.

Note: LFV AD 1832 refers.

Compliance: Unless the initial inspection is already accomplished, before 31 July 2002. Thereafter re-inspect at intervals not to exceed 200 hours time in service until a repair is accomplished in accordance with the Requirement document.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 11 July 2002.

Background: A recent check of foreign airworthiness directives received by the Authority revealed that several in the SAAB Safir series had never been received and assessed. This Directive requires inspections of the attachment of the bearing assembly of the left and right elevators for cracks and deformation and specifies a repair method if damage is detected.

Signature of David Alan Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 31 May 2002

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 June 2002.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

SAAB “Safir” Series Aeroplanes