AD Amdt-39-10055

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Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 and -300 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10055
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 96-NM-73-AD
FR Citation
62 FR 34161

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft de Havilland DHC-8-100 and -300 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 and -300 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Discrepancies and damage to the low fuel pressure switch adapter/snubber and gaps or openings in nacelle and engine-mounted firewall areas and weather seals could allow flammable fluid passage and fire spread through nacelle zones during an explosion, leading to structural damage.

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Required Actions

Install modifications to nacelles to minimize flammable fluid passage through engine nacelle zones. Inspect for discrepancies in low fuel pressure switch adapter/snubber and nacelle firewall/weather seal gaps, replace or correct as necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 and -300 series airplanes

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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