AD/AS 355/64 Amdt 1 - Main Servocontrol Rods (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/AS 355/64 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (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.

Eurocopter AS 355 (Twin Ecureuil) Series Helicopters

AD/AS 355/64 Amdt 1

Main Servocontrol Rods 7/2003 TX

Applicability: All AS 355 helicopters, versions E, F, F1, F2 and N, fitted with main and tail servocontrols listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this Directive.

Table 1 - TRW-SAMM Main Servocontrols part number (P/N) SC 5083 and SC 5084 with part numbers without the suffix "V" with the following serial numbers:

Part Number Serial Number SC 5083 1500 to 1515 inclusive SC 5084 722 to 726 inclusive.

Table 2 - Main and tail servocontrols, P/N SC5081-1, SC5082-1, SC5083, SC5084, SC5071-1 and SC5072, with part numbers without suffix "V", with the following serial numbers:

SC5081-1 78, 89, 227, 240, 315, 362, 427, 451, 452, 492, 497, 498, 506, 512,532, 550, 556, 561. SC5082-1 045, 180, 194, 197, 254, 264. SC5083 01, 03, 05, 082, 17, 21, 40, 43M, 65M, 77, 87, 103M, 106M, 107, 109, 128, 129, 138, 139, 144, 148, 152, 206, 207, 218, 221, 226, 235, 239, 240, 241, 243, 254, 256, 269, 286, 287, 290, 291, 302, 312, 321,325, 327, 330, 331, 334, 338, 339, 347M, 356M, 365, 371, 372, 378M, 380M, 389, 412M, 418, 423, 428, 439, 484M, 503, 505, 525, 526, 528, 529, 573M, 587, 594M, 598, 612, 622, 1150 to 1155, 1157, 1159 to 1169, 1180 to 1199, 1207, 1208, 1210 to 1259, 1269, 1291 to 1499.