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AD/SD3-60/43 - Flap Hydraulic Unit Brackets

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This Civil Aviation Safety Authority airworthiness directive requires owners and operators of Short SD3-60 aircraft to carry out the work specified in Shorts Service Bulletin SD360-27-24 to remediate manufacturer‑reported exfoliation corrosion on flap hydraulic support brackets. Operators must obtain the Service Bulletin, schedule and pay for the inspections/repairs by the effective date; the AD makes the manufacturer’s corrective action mandatory to protect a safety‑critical component.

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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/SD3-60/43 Flap Hydraulic Unit Brackets 4/96

Applicability: All SD3-60 aircraft.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Shorts Service Bulletin SD360-27-24.

Note: UK CAA AD 007-09-95 refers.

Compliance: Unless previously carried out, in accordance with the Requirement Document with a revised effective date of 28 March 1996.

Background: The manufacturer has reported exfoliation corrosion on the flap hydraulic support brackets.

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