AD 2011-24-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP Airplanes

AD Number
2011-24-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-0572
FR Citation
76 FR 73483

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The third fire extinguisher bottle is mounted in a small-fragment impact zone, which could be penetrated by fragments released due to a failure of the APU rotor system, potentially causing the bottle to rupture and result in substantial damage to primary airframe structure and primary flight controls.

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Required Actions

Inspect to determine whether a third Halon fire extinguisher bottle is installed in the APU fragment impact zone. Revise the limitations section of the airplane flight manual to add restrictions for APU usage for certain airplanes having a third fire extinguisher bottle. Remove the third fire extinguisher bottle from certain airplanes.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP airplanes.

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