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AD/SD3-30/12 Amdt 1 - Rib/Skin Attachment Cleats at Left Wing Station 160

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The AD requires owners/operators of Short SD3-30 aeroplanes serial SH3002–SH3090 to carry out the maintenance actions in Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin SD3-57-10 Revision 2, with compliance timed per that Requirement Document and flight hours counted from any prior certified compliance.

Issued after cracks were found in wing rib/skin attachment cleats, the directive took effect 9 December 1993 and imposes inspection/repair costs and scheduling burdens on affected operators.

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AD/SD3-30/12 Amdt 1 - Rib/Skin Attachment Cleats at Left Wing Station 160

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Short SD3-30 Series Aeroplanes

AD/SD3-30/12

Amdt 1

Rib/Skin Attachment Cleats at Left Wing Station 160

13/93

Applicability: Model SD3-30 with serial numbers SH3002 through SH3090.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin SD3-57-10 Revision 2.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document, with flight hours to count from previous certified compliance.

This Amendment is effective from 9 December 1993.

Background: The manufacturer received reports of cases where cracks have been detected in the rib/skin attachment cleats at the wing upper surface, Station 160. Amendment 1 is issued in response to the latest issue of the Requirement Document which aligns SB Paragraph 1.E, Part A,4 with the "Not Exceed Time" specified in the Maintenance Programme.

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