AD 99-10-16

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model YS-11 Series Airplanes

AD Number
99-10-16
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-92-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: May 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 95)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. YS-11 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model YS-11 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking in the manhole doublers of the lower wing panels could result in failure of the wing structure.

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Required Actions

Conduct repetitive inspections at 6,000 flight cycles intervals to detect fatigue cracking in the manhole doublers; repair if necessary. Modify screw holes in the manhole doublers as specified in Mitsubishi NAMC Service Bulletin 57-77, Revision 2, which terminates the repetitive inspection requirement.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Mitsubishi Model YS-11 series airplanes

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