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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Gulfstream (Rockwell) 112 Series Aeroplanes
AD/AC-112/15 Rudder Spar 6/95
Applicability: Models 112 and 112B aircraft with serial numbers 13000 and 3 to 544, inclusive. Models 112TC and 112TCA aircraft with serial numbers 13001 to 13309, inclusive.
Requirement: 1. Visually inspect the rudder spar near the upper hinge fitting for signs of cracking. Check for excessive movement by attempting to move the rudder tip fore and aft and left to right.
2 (a). Remove the rudder assembly from the aircraft as outlined in the Maintenance Manual, Section VII. Remove the rudder tip assembly and the upper hinge fitting. Inspect the forward face of the rudder spar web, bend radius, flanges and angle doublers P/N 44006-RE3, if installed, for cracks in the area of the upper hinge fitting attachment. Inspect using the dye penetrant method in accordance with Rockwell Service Letter SL-112-46 and CAO 108.10.
Cracks, including stop drilled cracks, which extend beyond installed angle doublers, P/N 44006-RE3, must be repaired by replacement of the rudder spar before further flight.
2 (b). Modify the rudder spar upper hinge attachment area by installing angle doublers P/N 44006-RE3 in accordance with Rockwell SL-112-46, Figure 1. The rudder spar must be free of cracks before modification.
Any spar with angle doublers installed shall be regarded as cracked unless it can be positively confirmed that the rudder spar was crack free when the angle doublers were installed.
Compliance: 1. Inspect in accordance with Requirement 1 within 10 hours' time in service after 25 May 1995.
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