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AD/SC7/6 - Guards at Rear of Pilots Seats - Installation

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This is a safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) requiring owners and operators of Short SC7 Skyvan aircraft (a boxy, twin-engine transport plane) to install protective guards behind the pilots' seats.

What you must do: Install guards at the rear of the pilots' seats following the manufacturer's technical instructions (Shorts Service Bulletin No. 25-56).

Deadline: Complete the installation within 100 hours of flight time after 30 July 1971, or before 30 September 1971 — whichever happens first.

Who this affects: Anyone operating any model of Short SC7 Skyvan aircraft in Australia.

Why this matters: The guards protect pilots from injury during flight operations, likely from items or movement in the cabin behind them.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Short SC7 (Skyvan) Series Aeroplanes

AD/SC7/6 Guards at Rear of Pilots’ Seats - Installation 7/71

Applicability: All models. Document: Shorts SB No. 25-56.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 30 July 1971 or before 30 September 1971 whichever occurs first.

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