AD 83-07-22 R1

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Model P-68B, P-68C, and P-68C-TC Series Airplanes

AD Number
83-07-22 R1
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Vulcanair S.p.A. P 68B Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Model P-68B, P-68C, and P-68C-TC Series Airplanes
aircraft Vulcanair S.p.A. P 68C Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Model P-68B, P-68C, and P-68C-TC Series Airplanes
aircraft Vulcanair S.p.A. P 68C-TC Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Model P-68B, P-68C, and P-68C-TC Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Unintentional return of flaps to the zero degree position due to flap selector switch failure.

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Required Actions

Replace the flap selector switch with new type switch P/N 7.2345D-1 (MS25201-5) as per Service Bulletin No. 55. Aircraft may be flown under 14 CFR 21.197 to a location for compliance. Equivalent methods require FAA approval.

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Compliance Time

within the next 100 hours time-in-service

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Affected Aircraft

Vulcanair S.p.A. Model P-68B, P-68C, and P-68C-TC (all serial numbers up to S/N 255 excluding S/Ns 220, 224, 227, 228, 234, 235, 236, 239, 249, 251, 252, 253, and 254)

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