AD 69-01-03

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft

AD Number
69-01-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27 Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27A Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27B Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27F Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27G Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27J Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. F-27M Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. FH-227 Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. FH-227B Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft
aircraft Maryland Air Industries, Inc. FH-227C Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 and FH-227 Aircraft

Unsafe Condition

Cracks in the lower wing outer panel skin, access door land, and stringers at wing stations 194, 197, and 204, particularly propagating from the access door-land attach screw holes.

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Required Actions

Install a placard restricting operation above 180 knots IAS before further flight. Inspect for cracks using X-ray procedures per Fairchild Service Bulletin 51-2 for six X-ray pictures per side at specified wing stations. Repair cracks or replace parts as approved.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight for placard installation; within next 25 hours time in service after effective date for inspections unless already done within last 25 hours.

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Affected Aircraft

Fairchild-Hiller Model F-27 (all variants) and FH-227 (all variants) aircraft with 5,000 or more hours time in service as of January 4, 1969.

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