AD Amdt-39-10243

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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10243
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-161-AD
FR Citation
62 FR 65604

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

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

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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 per Aerospatiale and Messier-Dowty service bulletins. Remove MLG swinging lever/barrel pins and shock absorber universal joint hinge pins with specified part numbers before 15,000 landings or 8 years since last MLG overhaul, whichever comes first, and replace with serviceable pins per service bulletins. Do not install non-serviceable pins after the AD effective date.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months after the effective date (January 20, 1998) for the first set of pins. Before 15,000 landings or 8 years since last MLG overhaul for the second set of pins.

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Affected Aircraft

Aerospatiale Model ATR42 series airplanes identified in Service Bulletins ATR42-32-0081 and ATR42-32-0082.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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