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AD/SD3-60/16 - Flight Data Recorder - Fitting of Cover

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This AD from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority requires operators of Short SD3-60 aeroplanes (S/No. SH3601–SH3677) to fit the Flight Data Recorder protective cover described in Shorts Service Bulletin SD360-31-04 by the specified compliance date (31 December 1986). Owners/operators must carry out and pay for the mandated installation to prevent moisture corrosion of FDR circuit cards and loss of recorded flight data, with compliance fixed to the manufacturer’s method.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Applicability: All model SD3-60 with S/No's SH3601 to SH3677. Requirement: Action in accordance with Shorts. S.B. SD360-31-04. Compliance: Prior to 31 December 1986.

Background: Corrosion of the circuit cards by moisture in the electronic section of the Flight Data Recorder causes a loss of data.

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