AD/SWSA226/97 Amdt 1 - Chafing or Arcing Electrical Wiring (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/SWSA226/97 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/SWSA226/97 Amdt 1 Chafing or Arcing Electrical Wiring 10/2009

Applicability: All serial numbers of the following aeroplane models: SA226-AT SA227-AT SA226-T SA227-BC (C-26A) SA226-TC SA227-CC SA227-AC (C-26A) SA227-DC (C-26B) Requirement: 1. For the following model and serial number (S/N) aeroplanes, inspect the main battery leads running forward from the battery compartment for deterioration, cover the four-gauge wires leaving the battery box with firesleeving, and secure them with a clamp: SA226-AT, S/N AT-001 through AT-419;