AD Amdt-39-10538

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Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10538
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-331-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 28482

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Inadvertent opening of a door during flight could result in rapid decompression of the passenger cabin.

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Required Actions

Modify passenger and crew doors, perform repetitive visual inspections, adjustments, and tests of door latching and locking systems to ensure correct operation.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) Model CN-235 series airplanes

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