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AD/SD3-60/38 Amdt 1 - Wing Strut Distance Piece and Adjacent Side Plates Corrosion

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This airworthiness directive requires operators of Short SD3-60 aeroplanes to inspect the wing-strut distance piece and adjacent side plates for corrosion under Shorts Mandatory Service Bulletin SD360-53-38 Rev 1. Unless already done, inspections must occur within 30 days after 19 August 1993; reworked parts must be reinspected every 600 hours or 3 months.

It affects all SD3-60 operators, who pay for inspections and any repairs and must follow the stated service bulletin; the AD is enforceable by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Amendment 1 added side-plate inspections and repeat inspections for reworked parts.

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AD/SD3-60/38 Amdt 1 - Wing Strut Distance Piece and Adjacent Side Plates Corrosion

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Short SD3-60 Series Aeroplanes

AD/SD3-60/38

Amdt 1

Applicability: All Models.

Wing Strut Distance Piece and Adjacent Side Plates Corrosion

9/93

Requirement: Action in accordance with Shorts Mandatory SB SD360-53-38 Revision 1.

Note: Accomplishment of SB SD360-53-39 constitutes terminating action for the inspections required by SB SD360-53-38.

Compliance: a. Unless the inspection of both the distance piece and adjacent side plates has already been accomplished, within 30 days after 19 August 1993.

b. Reinspect reworked distance pieces and/or side plates at intervals not to exceed 600 hours time in service or 3 months, whichever occurs first.

Background: Corrosion had been detected on the horizontal leg of the distance piece during non routine maintenance.

Amendment 1 is issued to reflect a revision of the Requirement Document which introduces an inspection of the side plates in addition to the distance piece, and a repeat inspection of any reworked parts.

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