AD/SWSA226/84 Amdt 1 - Cargo Door Lower Belt Frames (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/SWSA226/84 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.

Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes AD/SWSA226/84 Amdt 1 Cargo Door Lower Belt Frames 8/2009

Applicability: Models Serial Numbers SA226-AT AT001 through AT074 SA226-TC TC201 through TC419 SA227-AC AC406, AC415, AC416, AC420 through AC456, AC458 through AC469, and AC471 through AC478 SA227-AT AT423 through AT469 Requirement: 1. Inspect the cargo door lower belt frames at the cargo latch receptacles for cracks in accordance with Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions section in Fairchild Aircraft SA226 Series Service Bulletin 226-53-007, issued 7 May 1981, revised 17 February 1992; or SA227 Series Service Bulletin 227-53-003, issued 29 January 1986, revised 13 February 1986; as applicable.