AD/DART/27 Amdt 1 - Engine Fuel and Control - Fuel Burner Flow Calibration Checks and Life Limitation (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety 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 revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/DART/27 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.

Rolls Royce Turbine Engines - Dart Series

AD/DART/27 Amdt 1

Engine Fuel a nd Control - Fuel Burner Flow Calibration Checks and Life Limitation

4/2003

Applicability: Rolls Royce Dart engines as specified in the requirement document.

Requirement: Action per the requirements of Germany (LBA) Airworthiness Directive 2002-365.

Compliance: As detailed in the requirement document including repetitive inspections with a revised effective date of this directive.

This Amendment becomes effective on 17 April 2003.

Background: Fuel burner flow variations and the consequent vibration is found to adversely affect the high pressure turbine discs. This Directive introduces control measures to limit the adverse effects.

The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 5 August 1998.

James Coyne Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 5 March 2003

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 March 2003.