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Lufttüchtigkeitsanweisung (LTA) Consigne de Navigabilité (CN) Direttive sulla Navigabilità (DN) Airworthiness Directive (AD) FOCA A D



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Inkraftsetzung Mise en vigueur Entrata in vigore

Effective Date 02 April 2013 

### Pilatus

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FOCA TC/TCDS No: F 56

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Rechtsgrundlage: Art. 26, 51 und 51A (Verordnung über die Lufttüchtigkeit von Luftfahrzeug en: SR 748.215.1) Base juridique: Art. 26, 51 et 51A ( Ordonnance sur la navigabilité des aéronefs: SR 748.215.1) Base giuridica: Art. 26, 51 e 51A ( Ordinanza concernente la navigabilità degli aeromobili: SR 748.215.1) Legal base: Art. 26, 51 and 51A ( Ordin ance on the airworthiness of aircraft: SR 748.215.1) Issue D ate: 19 March 20 1 3

ATA Chapter : ATA 05

– Time Limits / Maintenance Checks

Su bject: Time Limits / Maintenance Checks

– Airworthiness Limitations

– Amend ment

Su persedure / R e vi sed AD(s): Not applicable

Type Certificate

Holder’s Nam e: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

Manufacturer(s): Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

Applicability: Model PC

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Reason: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is pr ompted by changes to the Airwo rthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual ( A MM), which adds l ife

- limits, revises life

- limits or adds inspections not previously identified.

These documents include the maintenance instructions and/or airworth iness limitations developed by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. and approved by FOCA.

Fai l ure to comply with these instructions and limitations could potentially

lead to unsafe condition.

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. published Pilatus PC

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31 dated 30 November 2012 to incorporate a 300 Fli ght Hour (FH) hour inspection on the Emergency Fuel Control Sy s tem (FCS).

For the reason described above, this AD requires the implementation and the compliance with th is new maintenance requirement

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Required A c tion (s) and Compliance Time(s): Req uired as indicated below, unless already acco m plished:

(1) Within the next 30 days after the effective date of this AD, comply with all applicable maintenance requirements and associated ai rworthiness limitations specified in the Pilatus PC

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Note 1: To avoid any aircraft grounding in case the Emergency Fuel Control Unit (FCU) test according AMM report no. 01715, chapter 05

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Rechtsgrundlage: Art. 26, 51 und 51A (Verordnu ng über die Lufttüchtigkeit von Luftfahrzeugen: SR 748.215.1) Base juridique: Art. 26, 51 et 51A ( Ordonnance sur la navigabilité des aéronefs: SR 748.215.1) Base giuridica: Art. 26, 51 e 51A ( Ordinanza concernente la navigabilità degli aeromobili: SR 748.2 15.1) Legal base: Art. 26, 51 and 51A ( Ordinance on the airworthiness of aircraft: SR 748.215.1) (2) Compliance with the requirements of paragraph (§) (1) of this AD can be demonstrated by:

(2.1) Revising as follows, unless acco mplished previously, the a pproved Aircraft Maintenance Programme from which the O perator or the Owner ensures the continuing airworth iness of each operated aircraft :

Incorporate applicable maintenance requirements and assoc iated airworthiness limitations specified in the Pilatus PC

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ALS page block 05

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(2.2) Complying with the approved Aircraft Maintenance Pr ogramme described in § (2.1) of this AD.

Ref. Public a tion(s) : PILATUS P C

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, AMM report n o. 01715 at revision 3 1 dated

30 November 2012

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The use of later approved revisions of this document is acceptable for compliance with the r e quirements of this AD.

For further inform a tion

co n tact: The applicable manufacture r’s documentation may be obtained directly

from:

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Customer Technical Support (MCC)

P.O. Box 992

CH

- 6371 Stans, Switzerland

Tel.: +41 (0)41 619 67 74 Fax: +41 (0)41 619 6 7 7 3

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- mail: Techsupport@pilatus

- aircraft.com

For further information contact:

FEDERAL OFFICE OF CIVIL AVIATION (FOCA) Design and Production (STEH)

CH

- 3003 Bern, Switzerland

Fax: +41 (0) 31 322 59 18

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- mail: airdir@ba zl.admin.ch