AD Amdt-39-9238

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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-9238
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 94-NM-48-AD
FR Citation
60 FR 27402

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 Series Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Loss of a propeller and engine gearbox resulting in fuselage damage, and modification to elevator control cables reducing maximum physical separation between elevator controls and pitch trim dissymmetry monitoring equipment.

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Required Actions

Modify the wiring in the elevator controls and pitch trim dissymmetry monitoring equipment to prevent reduced controllability due to debris strikes from engine burst or propeller failure.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 series airplanes with modifications to elevator control cables during manufacture.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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