AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/PL 12/20 Amdt 2 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. Transavia PL 12 Series Aeroplanes AD/PL 12/20 Amdt 3 Main Wing and Stub Wing Fatigue Life Limitation 8/2004 Applicability: All models. Requirement: All components listed in the Retirement Schedule below shall be retired from service at or before the times shown therein. RETIREMENT SCHEDULE PL12, PL12U, PL12/T300, PL12/T300A, PL12/T320 PL12/T400 MAIN WING 11700 hours 10600 hours STUB WING 8700 hours 11400 hours Aluminium stub wing extension - S/Nos H1107, H5114 to NA 3780 hours H5117 not fitted with Mod 155 - S/Nos after H5117, and the above S/Nos when fitted with Mod 155 before 1500 hours time in service NA 11400 hours Compliance: Forthwith. This Amendment becomes effective on 5 August 2004. Transavia PL 12 Series Aeroplanes AD/PL 12/20 Amdt 3 (continued) Background: The manufacturer has carried out fatigue life evaluations which have established the above fatigue life limitations. Amendment 1 was raised to include the model PL 12/T400. Amendment 2 corrected some transcription errors. Amendment 3 corrects a typographical error. James Coyne Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 25 June 2004 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 July 2004.