AD 2006-04-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft Engines

AD Number
2006-04-15
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2006-23594
FR Citation
71 FR 9692

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Turbomeca Artouste III B Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft Engines

Unsafe Condition

An acceptance test facility used test equipment that was out of calibration on certain fuel pumps, and those fuel pumps might have been accepted with a limitation in the maximum available fuel flow.

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Required Actions

Remove from service the fuel pumps listed by serial number in Table 1 and install a serviceable fuel pump.

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Compliance Time

Within 30 days or 80 operating hours after receipt of a serviceable fuel pump, whichever occurs first, but no later than March 15, 2006.

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Affected Aircraft

Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D turboshaft engines installed on, but not limited to, Eurocopter France Alouette III SE.3160, SA.316B, SA.315B, and SA.316C helicopters.

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