AD/EMB-110/53 Amdt 2 - Nose Landing Gear Rotating Cylinder Assembly (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/EMB-110/53 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 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.

Embraer EMB-110 (Bandeirante) Series Aeroplanes AD/EMB-110/53 Amdt 2 Nose Landing Gear 13/2006 Rotating Cylinder Assembly

Applicability: All Model EMB-110 aircraft. Requirement: 1. Inspect the nose landing gear rotating cylinder assembly, externally using dye-penetrant method and internally using a boroscope, in accordance with Embraer Service Bulletin (SB) No. 110-32-0088 Revision 03.

a. If any cracks are evident during the inspection, replace the rotating cylinder assembly before further flight.

b. If severe corrosion but no cracks are evident during the inspection, before further flight, perform a Requirement 2 detailed bench inspection of the rotating cylinder assembly.

c. If light corrosion but no cracks are evident during the inspection, return the rotating cylinder assembly to service and repeat Requirement 1 inspections at the times specified in Compliance 1.c.

2. If no corrosion or cracks are evident during the Requirement 1 inspection, perform a detailed bench inspection of the rotating cylinder assembly in accordance with SB No. 110-32-0088 Revision 03.