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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 106 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.
Rolls Royce Turbine Engines - RB211 Series
AD/RB211/30 Thrust Reverser Inspection 5/2002
Applicability: Rolls Royce RB211-524G, -524G-T, –524H, and –524H-T series engines as identified in Rolls Royce Mandatory SB RB.211-78-9574 Revision 2.
Requirement: Perform initial and repeat inspections as detailed in Rolls Royce Mandatory SB RB.211-78-9574, Revision 2.
Compliance: Within 700 flight hours after the effective date of this Directive and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 700 flight hours.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 16 May 2002.
Background: The fuel control of the above engines may not cut back thrust in the unlikely event of an in-flight thrust reverser deployment if the Thrust Reverser Cowl Position (TCRP) resolver rigging is less than plus 1 percent on the identified engines. This AD repetitively checks for the correct rigging.
Eugene Paul Holzapfel
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 3 April 2002
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 2002.
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