AD 2000-23-04

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2000-23-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 2000-NM-26-AD
FR Citation
65 FR 68076

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 Series Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking of certain structural elements could adversely affect the structural integrity of these airplanes.

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Required Actions

Within 30 days after the effective date, revise the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness by incorporating the 'Time Limits' section of the ATR42-400/500 Maintenance Planning Document, Revision 3, dated February 1999. No alternative inspections or intervals may be approved for the specified structural elements unless an alternative method of compliance is approved.

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Compliance Time

Within 30 days after the effective date (December 19, 2000)

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Affected Aircraft

All Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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