AD/PC-12/25 - Windshield Heater Operation (Cth)

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

Pilatus PC-12 Series Aeroplanes

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.

AD/PC-12/25 Windshield Heater Operation 12/2000 TX

Applicability: 1. All Model PC-12 and PC-12/45 aeroplanes from Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN) 201 up to and including MSN 320, which have the new windshields Pilatus Part Number (P/N) 959.81.10.107 LH and 959.81.10.108 RH (PPG P/N NP172121-5 LH and NP172121-6 RH) installed, and

2. All Model PC-12 and PC-12/45 aeroplanes from MSN 101 up to and including MSN 200, in which the old windshields were replaced with the new Pilatus P/N 959.81.10.107 LH and 959.81.10.108 RH (PPG P/N NP172121-5 LH and NP172121-6 RH) windshields.

Note 1: The windshields can be identified by the presence of three imbedded temperature sensors on the outboard edge of the windscreen.

Requirement: 1. Remove Temporary Revision No 14 and insert Temporary Revision No 21 into the Limitations Section (Section 2) of the PC-12 Pilots Operating Handbook (POH/AFM) to include the following statement: