AD 98-04-43

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-04-43
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-280-AD
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-101 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-102 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-201 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-202 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-211 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-212 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes
aircraft ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR72-212A Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Wear of the landing gear attachment pins could result in collapse of the main landing gear (MLG).

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Required Actions

Remove MLG leg hinge pins and side brace assembly center pins with specified part numbers, and replace them with serviceable pins. Remove MLG swinging lever/barrel pins and shock absorber/universal joint hinge pins with specified part numbers, and replace them with serviceable pins prior to 15,000 landings or 8 years since last MLG overhaul, whichever comes first. Ensure no non-serviceable pins with identified part numbers are installed.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD for the first set of pins, and prior to 15,000 landings or 8 years since last MLG overhaul for the second set of pins.

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Affected Aircraft

Aerospatiale Model ATR72 series airplanes identified in Service Bulletins ATR72-32-1036 and ATR72-32-1037, including models ATR72-101, ATR72-102, ATR72-201, ATR72-202, ATR72-211, ATR72-212, ATR72-212A.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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