AD/HS 125/85 Amdt 1 - Battery Cable Chafing (Cth)

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

British Aerospace BAe 125 Series Aeroplanes

AD/HS 125/85 Amdt 1

Battery Cable Chafing 3/88

Applicability: BAe/HS/BH/DH-125 Series aircraft as follows:

Series 1A with modification 252606 Series 1A/S with modification 252605 Series 3A with modification 252603 Series 3A/RA with modification 252600 Series 400A with modification 252550 Series 600A with modification 252468 Series 700A - NA0201 to NA0333 inclusive Series 700B - 257001 to 257190 inclusive All series F1B, F3B, F3B/RA, F400B and F600B retrofitted with Garrett TFE 731-3 engines.

Requirement: 1. (a) Isolate all electrical power and disconnect batteries.

(b) Locate and gain access to panel ZL and remove lower cover on ZL.

(c) Locate emergency contactors 1 and 2 identified L and M.

(d) Inspect the size 10 cables which run from each emergency contactor lower terminal for chafing and damage, pay particular attention to cable runs in way of the fuse block support mountings at the bottom of the panel.

2. If damage is found replace affected cable.

Note: British Aerospace 125 Alert Service Bulletin 24-A261 refers.

Compliance: For Para's 1 and 2: Before further flight after 13 March 1987, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months.

Note: Completion of Mod. 253204A and B constitutes terminating action for repeat inspections.

Background: BAe ASB 24-A261 Rev 1 introduces a requirement for repeat inspections at intervals not exceeding 12 months until incorporation of Mod. 253204.