AD 2012-08-10

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Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

AD Number
2012-08-10
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-1223
FR Citation
77 FR 24347

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Bombardier Various Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Reports of the air driven generator (ADG) failing to power essential buses during functional tests, due to the low threshold setting of the circuit protection on the ADG's generator control unit (GCU) preventing the ADG from supplying power to the essential buses.

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Required Actions

Remove the existing ADG GCU (Bombardier P/N 604-90800-7 or Hamilton Sundstrand P/N 761341A) and install a new or serviceable ADG GCU (Bombardier P/N 604-90800-27 or Hamilton Sundstrand P/N 761341B) in accordance with specified service bulletins.

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Compliance Time

Within 36 months after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-604 Variant) airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 5408 through 5665 inclusive, and 5701 through 5856 inclusive.

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