AD 71-04-04
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Bombardier Inc. | CL-215-1A10 | Airworthiness Directives; CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Fatigue failure of water door tension rod, P/N 215-26058-12.
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Required Actions
Replace water door tension rods P/N 215-26058-12 with unused parts of the same part number or equivalent approved parts before further flight if they have accumulated 700 water drops. Alternatively, replace with P/N 215-26105-3 before further flight. The replacement schedule may be adjusted by the FAA upon submission of substantiating data.
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Compliance Time
Before further flight
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Affected Aircraft
CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 airplanes certificated in all categories.
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Federal Register Abstract
Failure Water Door Tension Rod
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AD Final Rules - DRS_71-04-04.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 71-04-04 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 Airplanes Subject: Failure Water Door Tension Rod Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/25/1971 Make: Bombardier Inc. Model: CL-215-1A10 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 71-04-04 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-1156 AD NUMBER: 71-04-04 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 25, 1971. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 71-04-04 CANADAIR AIRCRAFT: Amdt. 39-1156. Applies to all CL-215-1A10 airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent hazards in flight associated with fatigue failure of water door tension rod, P/N 215-26058-12, accomplish either (a) or (b): (a) Before further flight, replace water door tension rods, P/N 215-26058-12, which have accumulated a maximum of 700 water drops and at each 700 water drops thereafter, with unused parts of the same part number or with equivalent unused parts approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. For the purpose of this Airworthiness Directive, a water drop is defined as the operation of the water door mechanism with the tanks fully or partially filled, and does not include operations performed for checking the mechanism with the water tanks empty. (b) Before further flight, replace water door tension rods, P/N 215-26058-12, which have accumulated a maximum of 700 water drops, with water door tension rods P/N 215-26105-3 or with equivalent new parts approved by the Chief, Engineering & Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. (c) The replacement schedule specified in (a) may be decreased by the Chief, Engineering & Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region, upon receipt of substantiating data submitted through an FAA Maintenance Inspector. This amendment is effective February 25, 1971. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_71-04-04.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 71-04-04 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 Airplanes Subject: Failure Water Door Tension Rod Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/25/1971 Make: Bombardier Inc. Model: CL-215-1A10 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large 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: 71-04-04 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-1156 AD NUMBER: 71-04-04 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; CANADAIR AIRCRAFT Model CL-215-1A10 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 25, 1971. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 71-04-04 CANADAIR AIRCRAFT: Amdt. 39-1156. Applies to all CL-215-1A10 airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent hazards in flight associated with fatigue failure of water door tension rod, P/N 215-26058-12, accomplish either (a) or (b): (a) Before further flight, replace water door tension rods, P/N 215-26058-12, which have accumulated a maximum of 700 water drops and at each 700 water drops thereafter, with unused parts of the same part number or with equivalent unused parts approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. For the purpose of this Airworthiness Directive, a water drop is defined as the operation of the water door mechanism with the tanks fully or partially filled, and does not include operations performed for checking the mechanism with the water tanks empty. (b) Before further flight, replace water door tension rods, P/N 215-26058-12, which have accumulated a maximum of 700 water drops, with water door tension rods P/N 215-26105-3 or with equivalent new parts approved by the Chief, Engineering & Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. (c) The replacement schedule specified in (a) may be decreased by the Chief, Engineering & Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region, upon receipt of substantiating data submitted through an FAA Maintenance Inspector. This amendment is effective February 25, 1971. FOOTER:
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