AD/ELECT/56 Amdt 1 - Cabin Fluorescent Lighting System Components (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Electrical Equipment

AD/ELECT/56 Amdt 1

Cabin Fluorescent Lighting System Components 3/96

Applicability: 1. Fluorescent lighting system lamp connectors P/No 3185-1A manufactured by S.E.L.A. Laboratoire Abadie,

2. Fluorescent lighting system remote power units (RPU) P/No TR992, TR992A, TR992-1, TR992-3, TR992-4 and TR992-5 manufactured by S.E.L.A. Laboratoire Abadie.

Note 1. Aircraft known to be fitted with S.E.L.A. Laboratoire Abadie fluorescent lighting systems include, but are not limited to AMD-BA Falcon 10, 20, 50, 900; BAe Jetstream 3101 and 3201; CASA 235; Embraer EMB-120; and SAAB-Scania SF340A aircraft.

Note 2. Fluorescent lighting system components manufactured by SELA and those manufactured by Aerospace Lighting Corporation (ALC), are very similar in size, shape, colour and part number, however they may be identified by trademark. The SELA RPU can be identified by a starburst pattern incorporating the text `laboratoire, abadie, France'. The ALC RPU can be identified by a stylised ALC logo with 'Aerospace Lighting Corp' in smaller print beneath the logo. The SELA lamp connector is only stamped in yellow ink. The ALC lamp connector has ALC moulded into the body of the conical piece of the connector. The ALC lamp can be positively identified by the presence of a small hole in the locking channel of each blue plastic end piece.

Requirement: Action in accordance with United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AD 90-07-08 Revision 1. Operators of affected aircraft who elect to comply with para a. of the FAA AD, are required to have an Australian Flight Manual amendment specifying the required action. In lieu of inserting a copy of the FAA AD in the Flight Manual, operators intending to take this course of action must prepare and submit a suitable flight manual amendment to their local Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) District Office for approval.