AD 63-19-06
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Airbus Helicopters | SE 3130-Alouette II | Airworthiness Directives; Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft |
Unsafe Condition
Fatigue failure in the top fillet radius area of the rotor shaft, P/N 68.00.001.
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Required Actions
Replace rotor shafts Serial Numbers 307 and 309 with new shafts and damage or mark them to prevent further use. Inspect and rework or replace other rotor shafts in accordance with Sud Technical Instruction for SE 3130 Alouette II helicopters (Appendix to Service Bulletin 68.11.210A).
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Compliance Time
within 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft, rotor shafts Serial Numbers 307 and 309, and other rotor shafts as specified.
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Federal Register Abstract
Main Rotor Shaft
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AD Final Rules - DRS_63-19-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 63-19-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft Subject: Main Rotor Shaft Status: Current Citation: Federal Register: September 13, 1963 Citation Publish Date: 09/13/1963 Effective Date: 09/13/1963 Make: Airbus Helicopters Model: SE 3130-Alouette II Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 63-19-06 CITATION: [Federal Register: September 13, 1963] PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 63-19-06 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective September 13, 1963. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 63-19-06 SUD AVIATION: Amdt. 615 Part 507 Federal Register September 13, 1963. Applies to SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent fatigue failure in the top fillet radius area of the rotor shaft, P/N 68.00.001, the following shall be accomplished within 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD: (a) Rotor shafts Serial Numbers 307 and 309 shall be replaced with new shafts and the replaced shafts damaged or marked in such a way as to preclude their further use in any helicopter. (b) Rotor shafts other than those covered in paragraph (a) shall be inspected and reworked or replaced in accordance with Sud Technical Instruction for SE 3130 Alouette II helicopters (Appendix to Service Bulletin 68.11.210A) by Sud or Republic Aviation, unless already accomplished. There is no life limit for shafts that incorporate this modification and are marked on the bottom with D12.13.394 or D12.13.424. Reworked or new rotor shaft may replace unreworked shafts when replacement is required. (Sud Service Bulletin AL II No. 68.11.210/A, including Appendix entitled "Technical Instruction", covers this subject.) This directive effective September 13, 1963. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_63-19-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 63-19-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft Subject: Main Rotor Shaft Status: Current Citation: Federal Register: September 13, 1963 Citation Publish Date: 09/13/1963 Effective Date: 09/13/1963 Make: Airbus Helicopters Model: SE 3130-Alouette II Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 63-19-06 CITATION: [Federal Register: September 13, 1963] PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 63-19-06 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Sud Aviation Models SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective September 13, 1963. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 63-19-06 SUD AVIATION: Amdt. 615 Part 507 Federal Register September 13, 1963. Applies to SE 3130 Alouette II Aircraft. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent fatigue failure in the top fillet radius area of the rotor shaft, P/N 68.00.001, the following shall be accomplished within 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD: (a) Rotor shafts Serial Numbers 307 and 309 shall be replaced with new shafts and the replaced shafts damaged or marked in such a way as to preclude their further use in any helicopter. (b) Rotor shafts other than those covered in paragraph (a) shall be inspected and reworked or replaced in accordance with Sud Technical Instruction for SE 3130 Alouette II helicopters (Appendix to Service Bulletin 68.11.210A) by Sud or Republic Aviation, unless already accomplished. There is no life limit for shafts that incorporate this modification and are marked on the bottom with D12.13.394 or D12.13.424. Reworked or new rotor shaft may replace unreworked shafts when replacement is required. (Sud Service Bulletin AL II No. 68.11.210/A, including Appendix entitled "Technical Instruction", covers this subject.) This directive effective September 13, 1963. FOOTER:
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