AD/CON/80 Amdt 3 - Crankshaft Material Inspection (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/CON/80 Amdt 2 and issues the following 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.

Teledyne Continental Motors Piston Engines

AD/CON/80 Amdt 3

Crankshaft Material Inspection 4/2002

Applicability: TCM IO-360, TSIO-360, LTSIO-360, O-470, IO-470, TSIO-470, IO-520, TSIO-520, LTSIO-520, IO-550, TSIO-550 and TSIOL-550 series engines incorporating a crankshaft listed by serial number in Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) Mandatory Service Bulletin MSB 00-5D.

Note 1: Crankshafts of concern were manufactured in the period 1 April 1998 through 31 March 2000. The crankshafts of concern may have been installed in a new or rebuilt engine by TCM or installed by an organisation other than TCM during a bulk strip or field overhaul at any time after 1 April 1998.

Note 2: Crankshafts of concern can be identified by interpreting the crankshaft serial number. TCM MSB 00-5D details a serial number identification procedure.

Requirement: 1: An authorised representative of TCM to obtain a sample of the crankshaft material for the purpose of metallurgical evaluation in accordance with TCM Mandatory Service Bulletin MSB 00-5D or any subsequent revision.