AD/PC-6/51 Amdt 1 - Stabiliser-Trim Attachment Components - Inspection/Replacement (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/PC-6/51 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(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.

Pilatus Porter PC-6 Series Aeroplanes AD/PC-6/51 Amdt 1 Stabiliser-Trim Attachment 8/2005 Components - Inspection/Replacement

Applicability: All Model PC-6 Series aircraft, all serial numbers up to and including MSN 946.

All Model PC-6 Series aircraft, manufactured by Fairchild Industries, MSN 2001 through MSN 2092. Requirement: Perform an inspection for crack damage in the applicable stabiliser-trim attachment and structural components, in accordance with Pilatus Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 53-001 Revision 1, dated 1 June 2005.

If are cracks are found during the Requirement 1 inspection, before further flight, replace any crack damaged components.

Replace without inspection any Fairchild type connecting pieces part number 6232.0026.xx installed in Config. 2 aircraft with Pilatus type connecting pieces.

Replace without inspection any fittings part number 116.40.06.033 without an index after the part number with new fittings part number 116.40.06.033 with an index after the part number or with new fittings part number 116.40.06.112.