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AD/SF340/107 Amdt 1 - Fuel System - Refuel/Defuel Illuminated Placard
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| AD/SF340/107 Amdt 1 | Fuel System - Refuel/Defuel Illuminated Placard | 10/2008 |
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| Applicability: | SF340A and 340B aircraft, all serial numbers. |
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| Requirement: | 1. If not previously accomplished in accordance with the original issue of this directive, inspect the refuel/defuel panel illuminated placard Vibrachoc Part Number (P/N) C4FL5031C001 in accordance with the instructions of SAAB Service Bulletin (SB) 340-28-027 dated 30 April 2008. |
| 2. If signs of heat and/or burn marks are found during the Requirement 1 inspection, replace refuel/defuel panel illuminated placard P/N C4FL5031C001 in accordance with the instructions of SB 340-28-027. | |
| 3. If signs of heat and/or burn marks are not found during the Requirement 1 inspection, replace refuel/defuel panel illuminated placard P/N C4FL5031C001 with a unit having a manufacturing date before 31/97, or with a unit having a manufacturing date of 37/07 or higher and marked ‘Amdt: A’, in accordance with the instructions of SB 340-28-027. | |
| 4. Refuel/defuel panel illuminated placard P/N C4FL5031C001 may not be installed as replacement part on any aircraft, unless it has a manufacturing date before 31/97, or a manufacturing date of 37/07 or higher and is marked ‘Amdt: A’. | |
| Later revisions of SB 340-28-027, approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), are acceptable for compliance with the relevant parts of this Directive. | |
| Note 1: Compliance with Requirement 4 may be accomplished by having an entry in the operator’s System of Maintenance requiring that the part numbers manufacturing date combination be checked before installation on an aircraft and/or procedures in place to check part number manufacturing date combination of spares on receipt at the operator’s maintenance facility. | |
| Note 2: EASA AD 2008-0127R1 refers. | |
| Compliance: | For Requirement 1 - Within three months after the effective date of this Directive. |
| For Requirement 2 - Before the next flight after the Requirement 1 inspection. |