AD/INST/52 - SVS I and IA Standby Vacuum System (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(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.

Instruments and Automatic Pilots AD/INST/52 SVS I and IA Standby Vacuum System 11/2005

Applicability: Precise Flight Inc. Model SVS I and SVS IA standby vacuum system installed by one of the following FAA approved Supplemental Type Certificates (STC). SA2160NM, SA2161NM, SA2162NM, SA2164NM, SA2167NM, SA2168NM, SA2683NM, SE1779NM, SE1780NM or any Precise Flight Inc. SVS I or SVS IA standby vacuum system (SVS) incorporated by local modification action. Requirement: 1. Incorporate the Standby Vacuum System AFM SUPPLEMENT (AFMS), dated 4 February 2000 in the aircraft flight manual.

2. Install placards described in the AFMS in accordance with Standby Vacuum System AFM SUPPLEMENT.

3. Upgrade the Model SVS I or SVS IA SVS to the Model VI SVS, install the appropriate placards, and add the installation report including the instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) to the maintenance schedule for the aircraft in accordance with Precise Flight, Inc. Installation Report No. 08074, Standby Vacuum System Model VI Upgrade Kit, dated 7 January 2000.

4. Do not install any Model SVS I or SVS IA SVS without also doing the actions required by Requirements 1, 2 and 3 of this Directive.