AD 81-06-01 R1

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes

AD Number
81-06-01 R1
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B-10 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B-15 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B-20 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B-25 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MU-2B-26 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU- 2B-25 and MU-2B-26 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

A possible inflight fire in the engine aft nacelle area.

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Required Actions

Install the braided asbestos seal on both engine aft nacelles within 50 hours time-in-service. Modify the engine aft nacelle area and wing trailing edge on serial numbers 005 through 204 within 100 hours time-in-service. Equivalent methods require approval from the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing District Office.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Models MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU-2B-25, MU-2B-26 (all serial numbers up through and including 347, except Serial Numbers 313 and 321). Excludes serial numbers with the suffix 'SA'.

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