AD 95-04-09
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-2 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-20 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-21 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-26 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-27 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-3 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-6 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-8 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | B-N Group Ltd. | BN-2A-9 | Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander Series and BN2A Mk III Trislander Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the nose wheel steering system because of a cracked drive ring, which could result in the inability to move the rudder pedals.
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Required Actions
Visually inspect the nose wheel steering drive ring for cracks in accordance with Pilatus Britten-Norman Service Bulletin No. BN-2/SB.214, Issue 1, dated September 23, 1993. Replace any cracked nose wheel steering drive ring in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual prior to further flight.
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Compliance Time
Required within the next 100 hours time-in-service (TIS), unless already accomplished, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours TIS.
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Affected Aircraft
BN2A, BN2B, and BN2T Islander and BN2A Mk III Trislander series airplanes equipped with a nose wheel steering disconnect system with either Modification NB/M/503 or Modification NB/M/733 nose undercarriage unit.
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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026
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