AD/BAL/23 - Triple and Quad Burner Support (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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 39.1 (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.

Hot Air Balloons

AD/BAL/23 Triple and Quad Burner Support 13/2004 DM

Applicability: All Cameron Shadow/Shadow Stealth - Triple, Quad, and Stratus Triple, Quad gimballed burner assemblies installed on, but not limited to Cameron Balloons Ltd A, N, O, Z, Thunder S1, S2, and Colt A Series Hot Air Balloons.

Requirement: Inspect the burner support plate and mounting tube in accordance with Cameron Balloons Ltd Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 13, dated 29 October 2004, or later EASA approved revision.

Replace any cracked or damaged support plates or mounting tubes before further flight with serviceable parts that have been inspected in accordance with ASB No. 13, dated 29 October 2004, or later EASA approved revision.

Note: UK CAA AD G-2004-0026 refers.

Compliance: Before further flight after 10 November 2004.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 10 November 2004.

Background: The manufacturer has identified several occurrences of cracked welds between the burner support plate and the mounting tube following road transportation. Failure to identify a cracked or damaged burner support assembly could result in burner separation, and an uncontrolled flame that presents a hazard to the envelope, the balloon's occupants, and persons on the ground.