AD/CON/60 Amdt 4 - Fuel Injection Supply Lines (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/CON/60 Amdt 3 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.

Teledyne Continental Motors Piston Engines AD/CON/60 Amdt 4 Fuel Injection Supply Lines 2/2012

Applicability: All Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) fuel injected horizontally opposed piston engines.

Requirement: 1. Inspect all fuel nozzle supply lines between the fuel injector manifold and the fuel injector nozzles for evidence of cracking, corrosion, pitting, physical damage and stains caused by fuel leakage.

2. Replace any fuel nozzle supply line with evidence of cracking, corrosion, pitting, physical damage or stains caused by fuel leakage.

3. Inspect all fuel nozzle supply lines between the fuel injector manifold and the fuel injector nozzles for fitment and integrity of fuel line support clamps, in accordance with the engine manufacturer's published data.

4. Fit or replace as necessary, fuel nozzle supply line support clamps not in accordance with the engine manufacturer's published data.

Note: This Directive extends the applicability of FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-26-04 Amendment 39-16894, or latest FAA approved revision (applicable to Lycoming Engines) to include all Teledyne Continental fuel injected horizontally opposed piston engines, and supersedes the requirements of Airworthiness Directive AD/CON/26.