AD/INST/40 - LITEF Attitude Heading Reference System (Cth)

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

Instruments and Automatic Pilots

AD/INST/40 LITEF Attitude Heading Reference System 2/97 DM

Applicability: Attitude Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) manufactured by Litef GmbH, Freiburg, Germany listed below:

Model Part Number Model Part Number LCR-92 124210-1000 LCR-92S 141852-1000 124210-2000 141852-1100 124210-3000 141852-2000 LCR-92H 141450-1000 141852-2100 141450-1100 141852-3000 141450-2000 141852-3100 141450-2100 141852-3200 141450-3000 141450-3100

Note: Litef Model LCR-92, LCR-92H and LCR-92S AHRS are known to be fitted, but not limited to, Pilatus PC-12 aeroplanes, Sikorsky Aircraft Model S-76 helicopters, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc Model 412 helicopters and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems Model MD-900 helicopters .

Requirement: 1. Carry out one of the following actions:

1. Obliterate the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) C4c information from the TSO label on the exterior of the AHRS and install a placard adjacent to each primary attitude indicator that states:

"Flight Limited to Day VFR Operations Only", or if the primary attitude instrument(s) have been deactivated, "Flight Limited to VFR Operations Only",

or;

b. Modify the AHRS wiring in accordance with either the accomplishment instructions of Litef GmbH Service Bulletin 141450-0000-840-003 dated 9 July 1996 or, for Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, the accomplishment instructions of Sikorsky Aircraft Alert Service Bulletin 76-34-6A dated 12 September 1996. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES