AD Amdt-39-10509

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Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes Equipped With Fire Fighting Enterprises (U.K.) Ltd. Fire Extinguishers

AD Number
Amdt-39-10509
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 96-NM-175-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 24387

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 Series Airplanes Equipped With Fire Fighting Enterprises (U.K.) Ltd. Fire Extinguishers

Unsafe Condition

Fire extinguishers are not discharging properly because they do not fit correctly with the adapter, and triggers on these extinguishers are failing.

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Required Actions

Replace covers for fire extinguisher adapter assemblies with swivel-lock covers; replace nozzles and triggers with better fitting nozzles and stronger triggers; install new fire extinguisher point placards; revise Airplane Flight Manual to instruct flight crew on new covers.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and SD3-60 series airplanes equipped with Fire Fighting Enterprises (U.K.) Ltd. fire extinguishers.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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