AD/EXTRA/10 - Fuselage Structure - Tail Spring Support (Cth)

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 39.001(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.

Extra EA-300 Series Aeroplanes AD/EXTRA/10 Fuselage Structure - Tail Spring Support 10/2009 DM

Applicability: Model EA 300/L aircraft, serial numbers 01 through 170, 172, 173, 1171 and 1174 through 1299.

Model EA 300/200 aircraft, serial numbers 01 through 31 and 1032 through 1043. Requirement: 1. Inspect the tail spring support in accordance with PART I of EXTRA Service Bulletin No. SB-300-2-97 Issue B, or later EASA approved revision.

2. If a crack is detected during any inspection, modify the tail spring support structure as instructed in PART II of EXTRA Service Bulletin No. SB-300-2-97 Issue B, or later EASA approved revision.

3. If no cracking is detected, repeat the inspection of the tail spring support in accordance with PART I of EXTRA Service Bulletin No. SB-300-2-97 Issue B, or later EASA approved revision.

Note 1: Modification of the tail spring support structure in accordance with Requirement 2 terminates the Requirement 3 repeat inspections of this Directive.

Note 2: EASA AD 2009-0160 refers. Compliance: 1. Before further flight after 28 July 2009.