AD Amdt-39-13585

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Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Model Otter DHC-3 Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-13585
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 2000-CE-73-AD
FR Citation
69 FR 21701

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Bombardier Inc Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Model Otter DHC-3 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The current Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for turbine engine installations on Bombardier Inc. Model Otter DHC-3 airplanes may not provide adequate redundancy in the elevator servo-tab control linkage, potentially leading to loss of control.

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Required Actions

Inspect the affected airplanes to ensure they incorporate STC No. SA3777NM (A.M. Luton installation of Pratt and Whitney PT6A-34/-135 engine). Remove reference to STCs owned by Texas Turbines Conversions, Inc., and Canada Turbine Conversions, Inc., from the AD. Revise the Airworthiness Directive to reflect these changes.

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Compliance Time

Within 30 days of the effective date of this revision.

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Affected Aircraft

Bombardier Inc. Model Otter DHC-3 airplanes with turbine engines installed per STC No. SA3777NM (A.M. Luton installation of Pratt and Whitney PT6A-34/-135 engine).

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