AD 98-12-35

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-12-35
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
98-NM-98-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: June 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 114)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 100 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 200 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 300 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 400 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 500 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 600 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes
aircraft Fokker Services F27 Mark 700 Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Loss of dampening of the MLG actuating ram, which could result in failure of the MLG lockstruts and consequent structural damage to the airplane.

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Required Actions

Replace the actuating ram bobbin, O-ring seals, and back-up O-ring seals of the MLG with new bobbins and improved O-ring seals in accordance with Fokker Service Bulletin F27/32-168. No person shall install unmodified Dunlop Main Undercarriage Rams with specified part numbers.

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Compliance Time

Within 4,000 flight hours or 2 years after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 series airplanes equipped with Dunlop main landing gear (MLG) actuating rams having part numbers AC67132, AC67134, AC67848, or AC67850.

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