AD Amdt-39-10539

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-301, -311, - 314, and -315 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10539
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-330-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 28484

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft de Havilland DHC-8-301 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-301, -311, - 314, and -315 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Severe overheating of the electrical connectors for the lights in the forward end of the passenger overhead compartments could result in smoke and fire in the passenger cabin.

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Required Actions

Install additional wiring and new electrical connectors for the lights in the forward end of the passenger overhead compartments.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

de Havilland Model DHC-8-301, -311, -314, and -315 series airplanes

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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