AD/BEECH 65/69 - Door Exterior Operating Instruction Placard (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation 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 CAR 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.

Beechcraft 65 and 70 (Queen Air) Series Aeroplanes

AD/BEECH 65/69 Door Exterior Operating Instruction Placard

9/2002

Applicability: Model 65-88, serial numbers LP-1 through LP-26, LP-28 and LP-30 through LP-47.

Requirement: Modify the exterior door operating procedures by installing a placard in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Raytheon Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 11-3404, Issued June 2001.

Note: FAA AD 2002-10-13 Amdt 39-12759 refers.

Compliance: Within 100 hours' time in service or 12 Calendar months after 5 September 2002; whichever occurs first, unless already accomplished.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 September 2002.

Background: The FAA has determined that the instructions for opening the exit doors are either not visible or not easy to understand on the affected aircraft. This was based on an accident involving a similar type design aircraft.