AD/HU 269/97 - Rotor Blades (Cth)

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

Schweizer (Hughes) 269 Series Helicopters

AD/HU 269/97 Rotor Blades 2/91 DM

Applicability: All model 269A, 269A-1, 269B and 269C with Main Rotor Blades P/N 269A1160; 269A1185, -1, -1M, -7 and/or Tail Rotor Blades P/N 269A1185-1M; 269A6035-23, with the S/Nos listed in the AD Requirement.

Requirement: Pending completion of an investigation currently being undertaken to confirm the airworthiness of certain overhauled/repaired main/tail rotor blades with P/Nos and S/Nos detailed herein, accomplishment of the following is required:

1. Main and tail rotor blades. Inspect and determine whether installed blades have affected P/N and S/N. Blades not affected require no further action.

Main rotor blade P/N 269A1160 Serial Numbers: 0569, 0616, 0834, 0856, 0867, 0871, 0894,0913, 0966, 0988, 1008, 1134, 1138, 1143, 1163, 1569, 1593, 1808, 2343, 2433, 2437, 2439, 2452, 2657, 2677, 2755, 2841, 2860, 2936, 2993, 3006, 3020, 3118, 3119, 3237, 3577, 3588, 3637, BD52.

Main rotor blade P/N 269A1185, -1, -1M Serial Numbers 0118, 0201, 0218, 0234, 0243, 0269, 0304, 0306, 0482, 0732, 0745, 0765, 0784, 0799, 0807, 0809, 0813, 0848, 0853, 0864, 0868, 0873, 0906, 0948, 0956, 0984, 1010, 1011, 1077, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1288, 1345, 1412, 1416, 1565, 1570, 1571, 1578, 1629, 1641, 1689, 1695, 1706, 1725, 1792, 1866, 1878, 1879, 1972, 2028, 2335, 2433, 2437, 2439, 2471, 2499, 2537, 2540, 2549, 2657, 2787, 2830, 2860, 2936, 3006, 3237, 3322, 3341, 3577.