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AD/SC7/29 - Flight Control Systems Rods

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This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Shorts SC7 Skyvan aircraft to inspect flight‑control rods for pitting, stress corrosion and cracking, using Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 27‑77. It applies to all SC7s except aircraft already being inspected under Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin 27‑74 (Applicability; Requirement).

Operators pay the inspection and any repair costs; the AD was issued by the CASA delegate under CASR subreg 39.1(1). Initial compliance was required before 1 September 2003, with repeats per the aircraft maintenance program (Compliance).

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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 CASR 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.

Shorts SC7 Skyvan Series Aeroplanes

AD/SC7/29 Flight Control Systems Rods 5/

AD/SC7/29 Flight Control Systems Rods 5/2003

Applicability: All SC7 aircraft, except aircraft which are being inspected in accordance with Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin 27-74.

Requirement: Inspect in accordance with Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 27-77.

Compliance: Before 1 September 2003, unless already accomplished. Repeat thereafter in accordance with Maintenance Program Section 2 Chapter 27.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 May 2003.

Background: The manufacturer received reports of pitting corrosion, stress corrosion, and cracking of flight control system rods on in-service aircraft.

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

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 27 March 2003

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 April 2003.

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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 CASR 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.

Shorts SC7 Skyvan Series Aeroplanes

AD/SC7/29 Flight Control Systems Rods 5/ AD/SC7/29 Flight Control Systems Rods 5/2003

AD/SC7/29 Flight Control Systems Rods 5/2003

Applicability: All SC7 aircraft, except aircraft which are being inspected in accordance with Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin 27-74.

Requirement: Inspect in accordance with Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 27-77.

Compliance: Before 1 September 2003, unless already accomplished. Repeat thereafter in accordance with Maintenance Program Section 2 Chapter 27.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 May 2003.

Background: The manufacturer received reports of pitting corrosion, stress corrosion, and cracking of flight control system rods on in-service aircraft.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 27 March 2003

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 April 2003.