AD 2023-07-06

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Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

AD Number
2023-07-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2022-1403
FR Citation
88 FR 31148

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Bombardier Various Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
aircraft Bombardier Various Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-401 and - 402 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

corrosion on the horizontal stabilizer lower center skin panel, including a finding of corrosion where the skin thickness had been substantially reduced, affecting design margins

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Required Actions

inspecting the horizontal stabilizer lower center skin panel for corrosion, and reworking, repairing, or replacing the lower center skin panel if necessary

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-401 and -402 airplanes

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