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AD/SD3-30/8 Amdt 3 - Horizontal Stabilizer/Fuselage Attachment Fittings, Pins and Bushes

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This AD requires owners/operators of all Short SD3‑30 aeroplanes to carry out the inspections and any remedial work set out in the manufacturer's Mandatory Service Bulletin SD3‑55‑16 Revision 4.

It was amended to add calendar and repeat‑inspection limits and to revise accomplishment instructions after reports of corrosion/wear in horizontal‑stabilizer–fuselage fittings; the regulator enforces compliance while operators and their maintenance providers bear the costs and operational impact.

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AD/SD3-30/8 Amdt 3 - Horizontal Stabilizer/Fuselage Attachment Fittings, Pins and Bushes

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/SD3-30/8

Amdt 3

Horizontal Stabilizer/Fuselage Attachment Fittings, Pins and Bushes

8/92

Applicability: All Models.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Shorts Mandatory SB SD3-55-16 Revision 4. Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document.

The compliance of the previous issue of this Directive is as stated. This Amendment is effective from 23 July 1992.

Background: Service experience reported by the Manufacturer indicates that under certain conditions corrosion and/or wear may occur in the fittings. Amendment 2 of this Directive clarified the repeat inspection operating hours and introduces calendar limits. Amendment 3 is issued to reflect a revision of the Requirement Document which alters the content of the accomplishment instructions.

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