AD/IAI-A/10 - Engine Inlet Cowl and Aft Nacelle Attachment Bolts (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 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 issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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.

Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 (Astra) Series Aeroplanes

AD/IAI-A/10 Engine Inlet Cowl and Aft Nacelle Attachment Bolts

8/2001 DM

Applicability: Model 1125 Astra aircraft, serial numbers 004 through 078, except 073. Requirement: Action in accordance with Israel Aircraft Industries Alert Service Bulletin 1124-54A- 247.

Note: Israel CAA AD 54-01-05-02 refers.

Compliance: Within 50 hours time in service after 4 July 2001.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 4 July 2001.

Background: On some aircraft, AN3 part number bolts have been found installed on engine case flanges. These bolts are not approved and are considered as fatigue critical for this application. This Directive requires verification of approved bolts.

David Alan Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 27 June 2001

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 July 2001.