AD 93-04-02

final rule

Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002

AD Number
93-04-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
appliance
Docket
93-CE-18-AD
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited ATP Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-101 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-102 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-103 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-106 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-201 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-202 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-301 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
aircraft BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-311 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited ATP Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-101 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-102 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-103 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-106 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-201 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-202 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-301 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-311 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-8-315 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited Mystere-Falcon 200 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited Mystere-Falcon 50 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited Mystere-Falcon 900 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited G-IV Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited 300 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited HS.125 Series 700A Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited Transponders Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited 340A (SAAB SF340A) Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited SAAB 340B Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited SD3-60 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-7-1 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-7-100 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-7-101 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-7-102 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002
appliance BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Textron Aviation Inc. | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems | Short Brothers PLC | Viking Air Limited DHC-7-103 Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002

Unsafe Condition

Failure of TDR-94D Mode S transponders could cause a mid-air collision or a near-miss situation.

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Required Actions

Fabricate and install a placard prohibiting TCAS II operation outside 'TA ONLY' mode within 10 calendar days. Modify transponder software within 6 calendar months using Collins Service Bulletin TDR-94/94D-34-6, Rev 2. If parts unavailable, comply with placard requirement until modification is possible.

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Compliance Time

Within 10 calendar days after effective date (March 26, 1993) for placard installation; within 6 calendar months after effective date for software modification.

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Affected Aircraft

TDR-94D Mode S transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002, installed on specified models including Aerospatiale ATR-42/72, Saab 340A/B, Short SD3-60, de Havilland DHC-7/8, British Aerospace ATP, Gulfstream G-II/III/IV, Dassault Mystere-Falcon 50/200/900, Canadair Challenger CL-601, British Aerospace HS 125-700A, and Beechcraft 300 series airplanes.

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Federal Register Abstract

Transponders

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AD Number:
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Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transpond...Show more
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Transponders
Status:
Current
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Citation Publish Date:
Effective Date:
03/26/1993
Make:
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corpor...Show more
Model:
ATP | CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) | DHC-8-101 | DHC-8-102 | DHC-8-103 | DHC-8-106 | DHC-8-201 | DHC-8-202 |...Show more
Product Type:
Appliance
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Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
Comments:
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 93-04-02
CITATION:   This information is not available.

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DOCKET NUMBER:   93-CE-18-AD

AMENDMENT:   39-8504

AD NUMBER:   93-04-02

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:   Effective March 26, 1993.

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:  
93-04-02 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION: Amendment 39-8504. Docket No. 93-CE-18-AD.

Applicability: TDR-94D Mode S transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002, installed on, but not limited to the following, certificated in any category:

Aerospatiale ATR-42 and ATR-72 series airplanes

Saab 340A and 340B airplanes

Short Model SD3-60 airplanes

de Havilland DHC-7 and DHC-8 series airplanes

British Aerospace ATP airplanes

Gulfstream G-II, G-III, and G-IV series airplanes

Dassault Mystere-Falcon 50, Mystere-Falcon 200,
and Mystere-Falcon 900 airplanes

Canadair Challenger CL-601 airplanes

British Aerospace HS 125-700A airplanes

Beechcraft 300 series airplanes

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To prevent a mid-air collision or a near-miss situation caused by failure of these Mode S transponders, accomplish the following:

(a) Within the next 10 calendar days after the effective date of this AD, fabricate a placard with the following words in letters at least 0.10-inch in height and install this placard within the pilot's clear view on the instrument panel: "OPERATION OF TCAS II IN ANY MODE OTHER THAN THE "TA ONLY" MODE IS PROHIBITED."

(b) Within the next 6 calendar months after the effective date of this AD, modify the software of the Mode S transponders in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions section of Collins Service Bulletin TDR-94/94D-34-6, Revision 2, dated September 21, 1992. The placard required by paragraph (a) of this AD is no longer required after this modification is incorporated.

(c) If parts for the above modification are not available, the airplane operator may comply with the placard requirement of paragraph (a) of this AD until the modification is incorporated based upon a schedule established by the manufacturer through the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

(d) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

(e) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance times that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia 30349. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

NOTE 2: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

(f) The modification required by this AD shall be done in accordance with Collins Service Bulletin TDR-94/94D-34-6, Revision 2, dated September 21, 1992. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies may be obtained from Rockwell International/Collins General Aviation Division, 1100 West Hibiscus Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 7th Floor, suite 700, Washington, DC.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on March 26, 1993.

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AD Number:
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Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transpond...Show more
Subject:
Transponders
Status:
Current
Citation:
This information is not available.
Citation Publish Date:
Effective Date:
03/26/1993
Make:
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | Bombardier Inc. | Dassault Aviation | Gulfstream Aerospace Corpor...Show more
Model:
ATP | CL-600-2A12 (CL-601) | DHC-8-101 | DHC-8-102 | DHC-8-103 | DHC-8-106 | DHC-8-201 | DHC-8-202 |...Show more
Product Type:
Appliance
Product Subtype:
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
Comments:
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 93-04-02
CITATION:   This information is not available.

PAGE NUMBER:  

DOCKET NUMBER:   93-CE-18-AD

AMENDMENT:   39-8504

AD NUMBER:   93-04-02

SUBJECT HEADING:   Airworthiness Directives; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION TDR-94D Mode S Transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002

ACTION:  

SUMMARY:  

DATES:   Effective March 26, 1993.

ADDRESSES:  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

REGULATORY TEXT:  
93-04-02 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/COLLINS AVIATION DIVISION: Amendment 39-8504. Docket No. 93-CE-18-AD.

Applicability: TDR-94D Mode S transponders, P/N CPN 622-9210-002, installed on, but not limited to the following, certificated in any category:

Aerospatiale ATR-42 and ATR-72 series airplanes

Saab 340A and 340B airplanes

Short Model SD3-60 airplanes

de Havilland DHC-7 and DHC-8 series airplanes

British Aerospace ATP airplanes

Gulfstream G-II, G-III, and G-IV series airplanes

Dassault Mystere-Falcon 50, Mystere-Falcon 200,
and Mystere-Falcon 900 airplanes

Canadair Challenger CL-601 airplanes

British Aerospace HS 125-700A airplanes

Beechcraft 300 series airplanes

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To prevent a mid-air collision or a near-miss situation caused by failure of these Mode S transponders, accomplish the following:

(a) Within the next 10 calendar days after the effective date of this AD, fabricate a placard with the following words in letters at least 0.10-inch in height and install this placard within the pilot's clear view on the instrument panel: "OPERATION OF TCAS II IN ANY MODE OTHER THAN THE "TA ONLY" MODE IS PROHIBITED."

(b) Within the next 6 calendar months after the effective date of this AD, modify the software of the Mode S transponders in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions section of Collins Service Bulletin TDR-94/94D-34-6, Revision 2, dated September 21, 1992. The placard required by paragraph (a) of this AD is no longer required after this modification is incorporated.

(c) If parts for the above modification are not available, the airplane operator may comply with the placard requirement of paragraph (a) of this AD until the modification is incorporated based upon a schedule established by the manufacturer through the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

(d) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

(e) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance times that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia 30349. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

NOTE 2: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

(f) The modification required by this AD shall be done in accordance with Collins Service Bulletin TDR-94/94D-34-6, Revision 2, dated September 21, 1992. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies may be obtained from Rockwell International/Collins General Aviation Division, 1100 West Hibiscus Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 7th Floor, suite 700, Washington, DC.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on March 26, 1993.

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