AD/G159/41 - Engine Mount - Inspection and Retirement (Cth)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CIVIL AVIATION ORDERS CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY PART 105 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

GULFSTREAM (GRUMMAN) G.159 SERIES AEROPLANES

AD/G159/41 Engine Mount - Inspection and Retirement 2/85

Applicability: All models. Requirement: Inspection: 1. Radiographically inspect the forward and aft engine mount tubes, LH and RH, over their entire lengths. The X-Ray beam may be oriented in any structurally convenient direction except that, in the case of the bottom horizontal tubes of the forward mount, it must be oriented vertically, in order to satisfactorily inspect the lower surface of the tubes.

2. Localised corrosion of the pitting variety is acceptable if the material lost is not more than the equivalent of a 1/4" dia. hole through one tube wall and it is at least one tube diameter away from another corrosion pit. The detection of any pitting corrosion will need to be recorded for life limitation purposes. Compliance paras. 2 and 3 refer.

3. All radiographs which indicate the presence of corrosion which is not clearly less than the limitation of Para. 2 above shall be submitted to the Secretary for assessment.

Retirement:

4. Retire from service the Grumman mount assemblies listed in Addendum 6 to Gulfstream I Customer Bulletin No. 241C.

Compliance: 1. Unless already accomplshed, inspect before 3600 hours or six years component time in service, whichever is sooner, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months.

Note: Previous inspections in accordance with AD/G159/24B may be considered as having met the inspection requirements of this AD.

2. Retire Grumman mount assemblies in which any corrosion has been detected (even though it may have been subsequently repaired)in accordance with the following:

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CIVIL AVIATION ORDERS CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY PART 105 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

GULFSTREAM (GRUMMAN) G.159 SERIES AEROPLANES

AD/G159/41 Engine Mount - Inspection and Retirement 2/85

3. All radiographs which indicate the presence of corrosion which is not clearly less than the limitation of Para. 2 above shall be submitted to the Secretary for assessment.

Retirement:

4. Retire from service the Grumman mount assemblies listed in Addendum 6 to Gulfstream I Customer Bulletin No. 241C.

Compliance: 1. Unless already accomplshed, inspect before 3600 hours or six years component time in service, whichever is sooner, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months.

Note: Previous inspections in accordance with AD/G159/24B may be considered as having met the inspection requirements of this AD.

2. Retire Grumman mount assemblies in which any corrosion has been detected (even though it may have been subsequently repaired)in accordance with the following:

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