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AD/X-TS/8 - Flap Hinge and Flap Hinge Support Bracket
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| AD/X-TS/8 | Flap Hinge and Flap HingeSupport Bracket | 10/2007 DM |
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| Applicability: | Model X-TS, X-TS 150 and 150B aircraft. |
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| 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. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
13 August 2007