AD Amdt-39-16067

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Airworthiness Directives; Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-16067
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2007-0115
FR Citation
74 FR 56106

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Leaks of the landing gear emergency blowdown bottle have been reported due to a design deficiency in the bottle head, potentially leading to insufficient internal bottle pressure and malfunction during emergency landing gear extension.

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Required Actions

Rescind AD 2007-26-08, as the condition is no longer considered unsafe.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of December 4, 2009.

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Affected Aircraft

Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 airplanes, all serial numbers, equipped with landing gear emergency blowdown bottle part number (P/N) 9910154-4, certificated in any category.

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