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AD/SD3-60/37 - Horizontal Stabiliser Attachment Lugs

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All Short SD3-60 aeroplanes with 20,000 or more flights must be modified and have ultrasonic inspections of the forward and aft horizontal stabiliser attachment lugs (upper and lower surfaces) per Service Bulletin SB SD360-55-19. Operators/owners must complete the initial action before 29 July 1993 and reinspect at intervals of no more than 4,000 flights. Compliance is mandatory under the Civil Aviation Safety Authority AD.

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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 SD3-60 Series Aeroplanes

AD/SD3-60/37 Horizontal Stabiliser Attachment Lugs 6/93

Applicability: All SD3-60 aircraft with tailplanes which have accumulated 20,000 or more flights.

Requirement: Modify the aircraft and ultrasonically inspect the forward and aft tailplane attachment lugs, upper and lower surfaces, in accordance with SB SD360-55-19.

Note: SB SD360-55-19 has been classified mandatory by the UK CAA.

Compliance: Before 29 July 1993. Reinspect at intervals of not more than 4000 flights.

Background: The manufacturer has determined by continued testing that additional inspections are required on the horizontal stabiliser attachment lugs.

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