AD/P68/44 - Flight Control Cables (Cth)

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

Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes

AD/P68/44 Flight Control Cables 3/97

Applicability: All Models.

Requirement: Action in accordance with the following Partenavia P68 documents, as appropriate:

1. Service Bulletin 75 Rev 1 dated 19 January 1989,

b. Service Bulletin 75 Rev. 3 dated 13 May 1996,

c. Service Bulletin 95 dated 15 May 1996,

d. Service Instruction 56 dated 19 June 1996.

Note 1. RAI AD 96-337 refers.

Note 2. This Directive supersedes AD/P68/23 Amdt 2 and AD/P68/30 Amdt 1.

Compliance: At the next inspection after 27 February 1997, that would have been due in accordance with AD/P68/23 Amdt 2 or AD/P68/30 Amdt 1, whichever occurs first. Thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service, unless fully modified in accordance with specifications of the Requirement Documents.

If fully modified, in accordance with the schedules specified in the appropriate Requirement Document.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 27 February 1997.

Background: This Directive is issued to reflect the current Italian AD which includes the requirements from the superseded Australian ADs and provides for relieving action with the Service Bulletins. The original Australian Directives were issued because of the configurations within the P68 control systems that lead to shorter cable lives than would normally be expected.