AD/SWSA226/74 Amdt 3 - Landing Gear Stress Corrosion (Cth)

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

Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes

AD/SWSA226/74 Amdt 3

Landing Gear Stress Corrosion 2/98

Applicability: Models SA226-T, SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA226-T(B), SA227-AC, SA227-AT, SA227-BC, SA227-TT, SA227-CC, and SA227-DC, all serial numbers, equipped with one or more of the following Ozone Industries Inc:

1. MLG Yoke P/n OAS5453 all dash numbers up to and including -19 or 2. NLG yoke P/n OAS5451 all dash numbers up to and including -17 Requirement: 1. Inspect and protect, in accordance with the following Fairchild SBs as revised 28 September 1995, and as applicable:

a. SB 226-32-065,

b. SB 227-32-039, or

c. SB CC7-32-007.

Note: Requirement document Effective pages are as follows:

a. 1, 5, and 8 Revised 28 September 1995

b. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 Issued 16 August 1995.

2. Replace cracked NLG and MLG yokes.

Note 1. Replacement of a yoke assembly with an approved part other than that specified in the Applicability statement terminates the repetitive inspection requirement for that landing gear.

Note 2. FAA AD 96-19-05 refers.

Compliance: 1. Unless already accomplished, within 75 hours time in service after 29 January 1998, or prior to the installation of a replacement nose or main landing gear; thereafter, at intervals not exceeding 2500 hours time in service or 12 months, whichever occurs first.

2. Prior to further flight.

This amendment becomes effective on 29 January 1998.