AD 89-04-10

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Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes

AD Number
89-04-10
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G-IV Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Inadvertent pusher activation during rotation on takeoff.

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Required Actions

Revise the AFM Limitations Section to prohibit operations at airfields with a pressure altitude below sea level within 24 hours. Replace Sundstrand Stall Warning Computer part number 965-0041-034 with P/N 965-0041-036 within 14 days following Gulfstream Customer Alert Bulletin Number 4.

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Compliance Time

Within 24 hours after the effective date of this AD for AFM revision, and within 14 days after the effective date for replacing the Stall Warning Computer.

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Affected Aircraft

Gulfstream Model G-IV airplanes, serial numbers 1060 through 1088; and all G-IV airplanes, serial numbers 1000 through 1059 modified by Gulfstream Product Enhancement Program #16.

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Federal Register Abstract

AFM Changes-Operations

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AD Number:
89-04-10
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
Unknown
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes
Subject:
AFM Changes-Operations
Status:
Current
Citation:
This information is not available.
Citation Publish Date:
Effective Date:
04/03/1989
Make:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Model:
G-IV
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Superseded AD: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Superseded By: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: 89-04-10
CITATION:   This information is not available.

PAGE NUMBER:  

DOCKET NUMBER:   Unknown

AMENDMENT:   39-6156

AD NUMBER:   89-04-10

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:   Effective April 3, 1989.

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:   89-04-10 GULFSTREAM: Amendment 39-6156. Final copy of Priority Letter issued February 16, 1989.

Applicability: Model G-IV airplanes, Serial Numbers 1060 through 1088; and all G-IV airplanes, Serial Numbers 1000 through 1059, which have been modified by Gulfstream Product Enhancement Program # 16 (PEP-16); certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent inadvertent pusher activation during rotation on takeoff, accomplish the following:

A. Within 24 hours after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive (AD), and until modifications required by paragraph B., below, are accomplished, revise the Limitations Section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include the following limitation. This may be accomplished by inserting a copy of this AD in the AFM:

"OPERATIONS AT AIRFIELDS WITH A PRESSURE
ALTITUDE BELOW SEA LEVEL ARE PROHIBITED."

B. Within 14 days after the effective date of this AD, replace Sundstrand Stall Warning Computer, part number (P/N) 965-0041-034 (any Mod Number), with Sundstrand Stall Warning Computer, P/N 965-0041-036, in accordance with Gulfstream Customer Alert Bulletin Number 4, dated February 1, 1989.

C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of compliance times, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Central Region.

NOTE: If appropriate, the request should be forwarded through a Principal Avionics Inspector, (PAI), who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.

All persons affected by this directive who have not received copies of the service information from the manufacturer, may obtain copies upon request to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Operations Department, Travis Field, P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, Georgia 31404-2206. This information may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington or at the FAA, Central Region, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia.

This AD was effective earlier to all recipients of Priority Letter AD 89-04-10, dated February 16, 1989.

This amendment (39-6156, AD 89-04-10) becomes effective April 3, 1989.

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AD Number:
89-04-10
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
Unknown
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes
Subject:
AFM Changes-Operations
Status:
Current
Citation:
This information is not available.
Citation Publish Date:
Effective Date:
04/03/1989
Make:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Model:
G-IV
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: 89-04-10
CITATION:   This information is not available.

PAGE NUMBER:  

DOCKET NUMBER:   Unknown

AMENDMENT:   39-6156

AD NUMBER:   89-04-10

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; GULFSTREAM Model G-IV Airplanes

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:   Effective April 3, 1989.

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:   89-04-10 GULFSTREAM: Amendment 39-6156. Final copy of Priority Letter issued February 16, 1989.

Applicability: Model G-IV airplanes, Serial Numbers 1060 through 1088; and all G-IV airplanes, Serial Numbers 1000 through 1059, which have been modified by Gulfstream Product Enhancement Program # 16 (PEP-16); certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent inadvertent pusher activation during rotation on takeoff, accomplish the following:

A. Within 24 hours after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive (AD), and until modifications required by paragraph B., below, are accomplished, revise the Limitations Section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include the following limitation. This may be accomplished by inserting a copy of this AD in the AFM:

"OPERATIONS AT AIRFIELDS WITH A PRESSURE
ALTITUDE BELOW SEA LEVEL ARE PROHIBITED."

B. Within 14 days after the effective date of this AD, replace Sundstrand Stall Warning Computer, part number (P/N) 965-0041-034 (any Mod Number), with Sundstrand Stall Warning Computer, P/N 965-0041-036, in accordance with Gulfstream Customer Alert Bulletin Number 4, dated February 1, 1989.

C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of compliance times, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Central Region.

NOTE: If appropriate, the request should be forwarded through a Principal Avionics Inspector, (PAI), who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.

All persons affected by this directive who have not received copies of the service information from the manufacturer, may obtain copies upon request to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Operations Department, Travis Field, P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, Georgia 31404-2206. This information may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington or at the FAA, Central Region, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia.

This AD was effective earlier to all recipients of Priority Letter AD 89-04-10, dated February 16, 1989.

This amendment (39-6156, AD 89-04-10) becomes effective April 3, 1989.

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