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AD/TB 200/6 - Nose Gear Fork

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This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Aerospatiale (Socata) TB 200 aeroplanes to inspect and, if necessary, repair nose‑gear forks supplied as spare parts by Socata between 1 January 1999 and 28 February 2001, following Socata Service Bulletin SB 10‑120‑32 (June 2001).

CASA (by delegate) sets mandatory compliance by the next scheduled maintenance after 4 October 2001 or before 31 March 2002. Operators bear the cost and must use the manufacturer’s instructions to address a manufacturing fault identified in the nose‑gear forks.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

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Aerospatiale (Socata) TB 200 Series Aeroplanes

AD/TB 200/6 Nose Gear Fork 10/2001

Applicability: TB200 aircraft with nose gear forks delivered as spare parts by Socata between 1 January 1999 and 28 February 2001.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Socata Service Bulletin SB 10-120-32, dated June 2001.

Note: DGAC AD 2001-305(A) refers.

Compliance: At the next scheduled maintenance visit after 4 October 2001 or before 31 March 2002, whichever occurs first.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 4 October 2001.

Background: A fault in the nose gear fork manufacturing process has been identified.

Signature of David Alan Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 24 August 2001

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 September 2001.

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Aerospatiale (Socata) TB 200 Series Aeroplanes