AD 2021-23-07

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Airplanes

AD Number
2021-23-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0616
FR Citation
86 FR 68105

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Saab AB Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The circuit breaker for the emergency cabin lighting tripped without fault in the system, leading to an insufficiently charged emergency battery, with consequent loss of cabin emergency lighting, possibly resulting in injury to occupants during an evacuation.

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Required Actions

Replace the 2LN circuit breaker having a rating of 5A with a new breaker having a current rating of 7.5A, as specified in EASA AD 2021-0058.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Model SAAB 340B airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021-0058, dated March 1, 2021 (EASA AD 2021-0058).

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