AD 2007-12-20

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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Airplanes

AD Number
2007-12-20
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2007-27358
FR Citation
72 FR 32778

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Electrical arcing due to chafing between a bonding cable and electrical wires in the 120 VU electrical harness, causing the loss of some instruments and loss of one hydraulic circuit pressure.

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Required Actions

Inspect the harness installation in the 120 VU electrical harness and, as applicable, restore correct installation of the bonding cable, in accordance with the instructions given by Avions de Transport Regional Service Bulletins ATR42-92-0012 (for Model ATR42 airplanes) and ATR72-92-1013 (for Model ATR72 airplanes), both dated July 4, 2006; or Revision 01, both dated December 7, 2006; as applicable.

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Compliance Time

Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Model ATR42-200, -300, -320, and -500 airplanes; all serial numbers up to manufacturer serial number (MSN) 643 inclusive; and Model ATR72-101, -102, -201, -202, -211, -212, and -212A airplanes, all serial numbers up to MSN 728 inclusive, except MSN 723 and 725; certificated in any category.

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