AD 75-13-06
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) | Viscount 744 | Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) | Viscount 745D | Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
The horizontal stabilizer rear spar may experience in-flight fatigue failure due to cracks and corrosion.
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Required Actions
Inspect the rear spar of left and right horizontal stabilizer for cracks and corrosion, repair or replace as necessary per CAA-approved BAC Alert PTL No. 298, Issue 1 or FAA-approved equivalent. Accomplish BAC Modification Leaflet D.3268/D.3269 or FAA-approved equivalent. Ensure compliance with service life limitations post-modification.
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Compliance Time
Within the next 10 landings or 50 hours time in service, whichever occurs first (for spars with >25,000 landings on effective date) or before accumulation of 20,000 total landings or the lesser of 100 landings or 300 hours time in service after effective date, whichever occurs later (for other spars).
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Affected Aircraft
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) Viscount 744 and Viscount 745D models, all serial numbers, certificated in all categories.
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Federal Register Abstract
Horizontal Stabilizer
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AD Final Rules - DRS_75-13-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 75-13-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes Subject: Horizontal Stabilizer Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 06/06/1975 Make: Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) Model: Viscount 744 | Viscount 745D Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 75-13-06 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2236 AD NUMBER: 75-13-06 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective June 6, 1975. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 75-13-06 BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-2236. Applies to Viscount Model 700 Series airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent the possible in-flight fatigue failure of the horizontal stabilizer, accomplish the following: (a) For horizontal stabilizer rear spars with more than 25,000 landings on the effective date of this AD, comply with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this AD within the next 10 landings or 50 hours time in service, whichever occurs first, unless already accomplished. (b) For all horizontal stabilizer rear spars not covered in paragraph (a) of this AD, comply with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this AD before the accumulation of 20,000 total landings or the lesser of 100 landings or 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, unless already accomplished. (c) Inspect the rear spar of the left and right horizontal stabilizer for cracks and corrosion, and repair or replace as necessary, in accordance with CAA-approved British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Alert Preliminary Technical Leaflet (PTL) No. 298, Issue 1, dated August 16, 1974, or an FAA-approved equivalent. (d) Accomplish BAC Modification Leaflet D.3268 or D.3269, or an FAA-approved equivalent of either, as provided in BAC PTL NO. 298, Issue 1. (e) Spar booms on which the corrosion damage exceeds the limits set forth in BAC PTL No. 298, Issue 1, may not be returned to service unless the repair of such damage is approved by the Chief, Aircraft Certification Staff, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Region of the FAA. (f) The service life limitation of the rear spar assembly of a spar boom modified in accordance with BAC Modification Leaflet D.3268, or an FAA-approved equivalent, is 2000 landings after modification or 30,000 total pre-modification and post-modification landings, whichever occurs first. (g) The service life limitation of the rear spar assembly of a spar boom modified in accordance with BAC Modification Leaflet D.3269, or an FAA-approved equivalent, is 30,000 total pre-modification and post- modification landings. (h) For the purpose of this AD, the number of landings may be determined by actual count, or, subject to the acceptance of the assigned FAA maintenance inspector, by dividing the horizontal stabilizer spar total time in service by an average flight time determined from the airplane log book to be representative for that airplane. Operators who have not kept records of landings or time in service for individual horizontal stabilizers must substitute total number of airplane landings or time in service in place thereof. This amendment becomes effective June 6, 1975. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_75-13-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 75-13-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes Subject: Horizontal Stabilizer Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 06/06/1975 Make: Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) Model: Viscount 744 | Viscount 745D 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: 75-13-06 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2236 AD NUMBER: 75-13-06 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Model 700 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective June 6, 1975. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 75-13-06 BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-2236. Applies to Viscount Model 700 Series airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required as indicated. To prevent the possible in-flight fatigue failure of the horizontal stabilizer, accomplish the following: (a) For horizontal stabilizer rear spars with more than 25,000 landings on the effective date of this AD, comply with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this AD within the next 10 landings or 50 hours time in service, whichever occurs first, unless already accomplished. (b) For all horizontal stabilizer rear spars not covered in paragraph (a) of this AD, comply with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this AD before the accumulation of 20,000 total landings or the lesser of 100 landings or 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, unless already accomplished. (c) Inspect the rear spar of the left and right horizontal stabilizer for cracks and corrosion, and repair or replace as necessary, in accordance with CAA-approved British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Alert Preliminary Technical Leaflet (PTL) No. 298, Issue 1, dated August 16, 1974, or an FAA-approved equivalent. (d) Accomplish BAC Modification Leaflet D.3268 or D.3269, or an FAA-approved equivalent of either, as provided in BAC PTL NO. 298, Issue 1. (e) Spar booms on which the corrosion damage exceeds the limits set forth in BAC PTL No. 298, Issue 1, may not be returned to service unless the repair of such damage is approved by the Chief, Aircraft Certification Staff, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Region of the FAA. (f) The service life limitation of the rear spar assembly of a spar boom modified in accordance with BAC Modification Leaflet D.3268, or an FAA-approved equivalent, is 2000 landings after modification or 30,000 total pre-modification and post-modification landings, whichever occurs first. (g) The service life limitation of the rear spar assembly of a spar boom modified in accordance with BAC Modification Leaflet D.3269, or an FAA-approved equivalent, is 30,000 total pre-modification and post- modification landings. (h) For the purpose of this AD, the number of landings may be determined by actual count, or, subject to the acceptance of the assigned FAA maintenance inspector, by dividing the horizontal stabilizer spar total time in service by an average flight time determined from the airplane log book to be representative for that airplane. Operators who have not kept records of landings or time in service for individual horizontal stabilizers must substitute total number of airplane landings or time in service in place thereof. This amendment becomes effective June 6, 1975. FOOTER:
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