Commonwealth legislation

AD/X-TS/8 - Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge Support Bracket

In ForceCTH

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

3/10 complexity

Requires operators of Eagle Model X-TS, X-TS 150 and 150B aircraft to follow CTRM Aviation Service Bulletin 1126 (or later Malaysia DCA‑approved revisions) to inspect and, if necessary, repair or replace flap hinges and hinge support brackets. Compliance is within 25 flight hours after 15 August 2007.

The directive responds to a report of severe, hard-to-see corrosion that reduced a hinge's thickness by 50% and could cause flap disintegration and loss of control. Operators bear inspection and repair costs; maintenance organisations must use the referenced service bulletin and Malaysia DCA approvals.

JSON API

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in AD/X-TS/8 - Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge Support Bracket.

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

AD/X-TS/8	Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket	10/2007 DM

Applicability:	Model X-TS, X-TS 150 and 150B aircraft.
Requirement:	Action in accordance with CTRM Aviation Service Bulletin 1126 original issue, or later Malaysia DCA approved revision.Note: Malaysia DCA CAM AD 001-07-2007 refers.
Compliance:	Within 25 flight hours after 15 August 2007, unless already accomplished.
	This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 August 2007.
Background:	A report was received of severe exfoliation corrosion on wing/canard flap hinges, part number 5731D01-16 (middle and outboard hinges) on a Model 150B aircraft; that was detected during a 100-hour inspection. The aircraft had accumulated more than 1,000 flight hours. The corrosion was so severe that the thickness of one of the flap hinges was reduced by 50%, and was not easily detected because the flap hinge is sandwiched between the flap hinge support bracket part number 5731D01-01. Failure of the hinge bracket could result in disintegration of flap canard/wing with consequent loss of control.

View image in the official source
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

13 August 2007

AD/X-TS/8

Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket

Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge

Support Bracket

10/2007 DM

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

AD/X-TS/8	Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket	10/2007 DM

Applicability:	Model X-TS, X-TS 150 and 150B aircraft.
Requirement:	Action in accordance with CTRM Aviation Service Bulletin 1126 original issue, or later Malaysia DCA approved revision.Note: Malaysia DCA CAM AD 001-07-2007 refers.
Compliance:	Within 25 flight hours after 15 August 2007, unless already accomplished.
	This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 August 2007.
Background:	A report was received of severe exfoliation corrosion on wing/canard flap hinges, part number 5731D01-16 (middle and outboard hinges) on a Model 150B aircraft; that was detected during a 100-hour inspection. The aircraft had accumulated more than 1,000 flight hours. The corrosion was so severe that the thickness of one of the flap hinges was reduced by 50%, and was not easily detected because the flap hinge is sandwiched between the flap hinge support bracket part number 5731D01-01. Failure of the hinge bracket could result in disintegration of flap canard/wing with consequent loss of control.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

13 August 2007

AD/X-TS/8 AD/X-TS/8

AD/X-TS/8

Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket

Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge

Support Bracket

Deep dive

Current sections

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

AD/X-TS/8

AD/X-TS/8

Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket

Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge

10/2007 DM

10/2007 DM

Source text

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

Eagle X-TS Series Aeroplanes

AD/X-TS/8 AD/X-TS/8

AD/X-TS/8

Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket

Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge

10/2007 DM 10/2007 DM

10/2007 DM