AD 90-03-19 R1

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes

AD Number
90-03-19 R1
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
89-CE-24-AD
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA226-AT Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA226-T Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA226-TC Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA226-T(B) Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA227-AC (C-26A) Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA227-AT Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes
aircraft M7 Aerospace LLC SA227-TT Airworthiness Directives; FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (formerly Swearingen Aviation Corporation) Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-TT, SA227-AT, SA227-AC Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

An inadvertent deenergized battery bus relay, which could result in unrecoverable loss of the airplane's electrical power.

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Required Actions

Modify the electrical system using procedures from Fairchild Service Bulletins SA226-24-032 and SA227-24-013, including removing the access cover of the J-Box (EP11), locating Battery Bus Relay K40, removing the diode from across X1 and X2 terminals, reinstalling the access cover, and verifying battery voltage on the LH Essential, RH Essential, and Nonessential busses.

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Compliance Time

within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Models SA226-T (S/N T201-T275, T277-T291), SA226-T(B) (S/N T(B)276 and T(B)292-T(B)417), SA226-AT (S/N AT001-AT074), SA226-TC (S/N TC201-TC419), SA227-TT (S/N TT421-TT541), SA227-AT (S/N AT423-AT695), SA227-AC (S/N AC406, AC415, AC416, AC420-AC705, AC707-AC733)

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