AD 61-11-04

final rule

Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes

AD Number
61-11-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
Federal Register: May 20, 1961

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 8A Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
aircraft de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 8AXC Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Severe corrosion at the mainplane lower spar booms.

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Required Actions

Inspect upper and lower spar booms from rib No. 1 to the wing tip in three areas: Tank Bay (Ribs 1-5) every six months, Wheel Well (Ribs 5-7) monthly, and Rib 7 to wing tips every six months. Corrosion must be cleaned out prior to flight; if beyond specified limits, replace spar boom.

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Compliance Time

Compliance required as indicated. First inspections must be made within six or one months after the effective date (May 20, 1961) or after the last inspection with a 10-power glass, whichever is earlier.

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Affected Aircraft

de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd. D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, 2A, 5A, 5BA, 6A, 6BA, 7A, 7AXC, and others prior to serial No. 04503.

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Federal Register Abstract

Wing Spar Boom Corrosion

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AD Number:
61-11-04
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
Unknown
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
Subject:
Wing Spar Boom Corrosion
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register: May 20, 1961
Citation Publish Date:
05/20/1961
Effective Date:
Make:
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The
Model:
D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA | D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA | D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC ...Show more
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Small Airplane
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
Comments:
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 61-11-04
CITATION:   [Federal Register: May 20, 1961]

PAGE NUMBER:  

DOCKET NUMBER:   Unknown

AMENDMENT:  

AD NUMBER:   61-11-04

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:  

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:  
61-11-04 de HAVILLAND: Amdt. 290, Part 507, Federal Register May 20, 1961. Applies to de Havilland Series Airplanes Prior to Serial No. 04503.

Compliance required as indicated.

Due to reports of severe corrosion at the mainplane lower spar booms, the following inspections are required except that any inspection accomplished in accordance with AD 57-01- 01 may be utilized in establishing the less frequent inspection intervals permitted in this directive.

(a) Inspections shall be performed on the upper and lower spar booms from rib No. 1 to the wing tip as follows:

(1) Tank Bay Area, Ribs 1 to 5. Inspection required every six months, the first of such inspections to be made six months after the effective date of this directive or six months after the last inspection with a 10-power glass, whichever date is earlier. If no signs of corrosion are found after two successive inspections, inspect every twelve months thereafter.

(2) Wheel Well Area Ribs 5 to 7. Inspection required every month, the first such inspection to be made one month after the effective date of this directive or one month after the last inspection with a 10-power glass, whichever date is earlier. If no signs of corrosion are found after six successive monthly inspections, inspect every six months thereafter. "This inspection may be discontinued if no signs of corrosion are found after six months and surface protection is provided in accordance with de Havilland Dove Modification 852, or an FAA- approved equivalent."

(3) Rib 7 to Wing Tips. Visual inspection required every six months, the first such inspection to be made six months after the effective date of the directive or six months after the last inspection, whichever date is earlier. If no corrosion is found after a six-month period, inspect every twelve months thereafter.

(b) Any corrosion that is found must be thoroughly cleaned out prior to further flight. If the depth and width of the pocket are within the limits specified by the Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, or an FAA-approved equivalent, the surfaces must be reprotected. If after cleaning out the corrosion pockets the limits specified by the Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, or an FAA-approved equivalent are exceeded, the spar boom must be replaced prior to further flight. Hawker Siddeley Technical News Sheet CT (104) No. 125, Issue 6, dated June 26, 1967, and Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, cover this subject.

This supersedes AD 57-01-01.

This directive effective May 20, 1961.

Revised October 13, 1961.

Revised December 1, 1967.

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AD Number:
61-11-04
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
Unknown
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes
Subject:
Wing Spar Boom Corrosion
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register: May 20, 1961
Citation Publish Date:
05/20/1961
Effective Date:
Make:
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The
Model:
D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA | D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA | D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A | D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC ...Show more
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Small Airplane
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
Comments:
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 61-11-04
CITATION:   [Federal Register: May 20, 1961]

PAGE NUMBER:  

DOCKET NUMBER:   Unknown

AMENDMENT:  

AD NUMBER:   61-11-04

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Series Airplanes

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:  

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:  
61-11-04 de HAVILLAND: Amdt. 290, Part 507, Federal Register May 20, 1961. Applies to de Havilland Series Airplanes Prior to Serial No. 04503.

Compliance required as indicated.

Due to reports of severe corrosion at the mainplane lower spar booms, the following inspections are required except that any inspection accomplished in accordance with AD 57-01- 01 may be utilized in establishing the less frequent inspection intervals permitted in this directive.

(a) Inspections shall be performed on the upper and lower spar booms from rib No. 1 to the wing tip as follows:

(1) Tank Bay Area, Ribs 1 to 5. Inspection required every six months, the first of such inspections to be made six months after the effective date of this directive or six months after the last inspection with a 10-power glass, whichever date is earlier. If no signs of corrosion are found after two successive inspections, inspect every twelve months thereafter.

(2) Wheel Well Area Ribs 5 to 7. Inspection required every month, the first such inspection to be made one month after the effective date of this directive or one month after the last inspection with a 10-power glass, whichever date is earlier. If no signs of corrosion are found after six successive monthly inspections, inspect every six months thereafter. "This inspection may be discontinued if no signs of corrosion are found after six months and surface protection is provided in accordance with de Havilland Dove Modification 852, or an FAA- approved equivalent."

(3) Rib 7 to Wing Tips. Visual inspection required every six months, the first such inspection to be made six months after the effective date of the directive or six months after the last inspection, whichever date is earlier. If no corrosion is found after a six-month period, inspect every twelve months thereafter.

(b) Any corrosion that is found must be thoroughly cleaned out prior to further flight. If the depth and width of the pocket are within the limits specified by the Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, or an FAA-approved equivalent, the surfaces must be reprotected. If after cleaning out the corrosion pockets the limits specified by the Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, or an FAA-approved equivalent are exceeded, the spar boom must be replaced prior to further flight. Hawker Siddeley Technical News Sheet CT (104) No. 125, Issue 6, dated June 26, 1967, and Hawker Siddeley Dove Maintenance and Repair Manual, Section 2, Chapter 6, Appendix A1, cover this subject.

This supersedes AD 57-01-01.

This directive effective May 20, 1961.

Revised October 13, 1961.

Revised December 1, 1967.

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