EAS A AD No.: 2 0 15 -0184 

## EASA A I RWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AD

**No 015-0184**  

# n Date: 01 September 20 15 Note : This Airworthiness Directive (AD) i s issued by EASA , a cti ng i n accor d ance wrt h Reg ul ation ( E C) N o 216/ 2008 on behalf o f the Eu ropean Commun ity , it s Membe r S t ates and of the Eu ropean th ir d cou ntri es th at part icipa te i n the act iviti es of EASA unde r A rt icl e 66 o f th at Regu l ation . This AD i s issued in accordance with E U 7481 2012 , Part 21A3B. I n accordance with EU 132 1 /201 4 Annex I , Pa rt MA301 , the continuin g airworthiness of an aircraft shall be en s ured by accomplishing any appli cabl e ADs

. Consequ ently , no person may operat e an aircraft to which an AD applies , e x cept in accordance with t he requirements of t hat A D, un l ess othe rwi se specified by the Agency [EU 1321/201 4 Annex I , Pa rt MA303] or agreed with th e Auth ority of t he Sta te o f Reg i stry [EC 2 1 6 /2008 , Article 1 4(4) exemp tion]. 

### De s ign Approval Holder's Name : Type/Model designation(s) : BRITTEN
- NORMAN AIRCRAFT Ltd BN2 , BN2A , BN28 ( Islander ) and BN2A MKII I ( T ri s l ander ) aero p l anes TCDS Numbers: EASA.A.388 , Un i ted Kingdom (UK) BA6 , and UK Airworthiness Approval Notes 9405

. 1 , 10101 , 10918 , 10992 , 11105 and 11108. Fore i gn A D: Not app li cab l e Supersed u re : Th i s AD supersedes EASA AD 2013 -0263 dated 29 October 2013

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### ATA 76 Engine Controls - Engine Control C ables - In spect ion I Replacement Manufacturer(s) : Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited , formerly B-N G roup Ltd , Britte n- Norman Ltd , Fa irey B ritten-Norm an Ltd , Br itte n-Norman ( Be m bridge) Ltd , Pil at us Br i tten N orman Ltd a nd PADC. Applicability : BN2, BN2A and BN2B (piston engine) "Islande r'' ae r oplanes, all mode l s, all ser i al numbers , and BN2A MARK Ill "Trislander" aeroplanes , all models , all ser i al numbe rs . Reason : B ritten-Norman Airc raft Limited was made aware of two occ u rren ces where a failure of engine co ntrol cable a ssemblies has caused engine co ntrol d i fficulties. In both reported cases, the cab l e sliding end assemblies were in poor condition and i n both cases , an incorrect end -fitting was in stalled , which m ay h ave cont ri b uted to the fail ures . T hi s cond iti o n, if n ot detected a nd corrected , co u l d resu lt i n re duced e n g i ne control , possib l y resu lting i n r educed control of the aeroplane

. To address this potential unsafe condition, Britten-Norman Aircraft issued Serv i ce Bulletin (S B) 334 to prov i de inspection instructions , and EASA issue d A D 2013-02 1 5 to require a one -tim e inspect i on a n d funct i onal test of the e ngi ne con tr ol cables a n d , depend i ng o n fi ndings , rep l acement of t h e ca bles. Subsequently , as it was found th at BN2 " Islande r" aeroplanes were mistake n ly omitted f rom the AD applicability, E A SA issued AD 2013- 0263, retaining the requirements of EASA AD 2013- 0215 , which was superseded , and extending th e app l icability t o B N2 aerop l anes .
TE.CAP. O Oll 0 - 004 ©Eu ro pea n Aviation Sa f ety A gen cy . All rights rese rved. 1 /2 Pro prietary d ocum e n t. Cop ies a re no t co ntr olled . Con f i rm rev is ion statu s th rough th e EAS A- I n tern et/ I ntrane t.EASAAD No. : 2015 -01 84 Since EASA AD 2013-0263 was issued , it was found that certain parts , specific to BN2A "Tri s lander" aeroplanes onl y, were inadvertentl y not included in SB 334 and , as a consequence , not required by AD 2013-0263 to be inspected. Prompted by these findin gs , Britten- Norman revised SB 334 (now at issue 2 ) to include the missing part s. For the reason descr ib ed above, this AD retains the requireme n t s of EASA A D 2013-0263, wh ic h is supers eded, and adds inspec tion requirements for the additional parts. Effe ctive Date: 15 September 2015 Required Action(s) Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously: and Comp l iance (1) Withi n 6 months after 30 September 2013 [the effective date of EASA AD Time(s): 2013- 0215] , inspect the engine control cable assemblies, Part Num ber (PIN) 137835 , P/N 1 7244 9 - 1, P/N 17250 and P/N 172451, and ch eck the control linkages for proper adjustment, in accordance w ith the i nstructions of Secti on 6 'ACTI ON ' of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited SB 334

. (2) Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD , inspect the wingmounted engine mixture sliding end assemblies P/N NB-45-2883 and other sliding end assemb lies P/N 80468, and check the control linkag es fo r proper adjustment, in accordance with the instructions of Se ction 6 'ACTION' of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited SB 334 Issue 2. (3) If, during the insp ection and ch eck as req u i red by paragraph (1) or (2) of this AD, as applicabl e , discrepancies are detected, as identified in Britten Norman Aircraft SB 334 , before next flight , repl ace the affected engine control cab le assembly or sliding end assembly, as applicable , with a serviceable un it. (4) From the effective date of this AD, installation on an aeroplane of eng ine control cable assemblies having PIN 137835 , PIN 172449-1, PIN 17250 or P/N 172451 , or sliding end assemblies PIN NB-45-2883 or P/N 80468, is allowed , provided these are new, or have passed the insp ection and check as required by para g raph (1) or (2) of this AD, as applicable

. Ref. Publications: Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited SB 334 Issue 1 dated 30 August 2013, and Issue 2 dated 17 July 2015

. The use of l ater approved rev isions of this document i s acceptable for compliance with the requiremen ts of this AD. Remarks : 1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve Alternative Methods of Compliance for this AD. 2
. Based on the required acti ons and the compliance time , EASA have decided to iss ue a Final AD with Request for Comments, po stpo ning t he public consu ltatio n process until after publication

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. Enqu i ries regarding this AD should be refe rred to the Safety I nformation Section , Certification Directorate, EASA. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu 4
. For a ny qu estion concerning the technical content of the requirements in this AD , please contact Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited, Commod ore H ouse , Mountbatten Bus i ness Centre, Millbrook Road East, Southampton S0151HY , United Kingdom

. Tele p hone: + 44 20 3371 4000 , Fax: +44 20 33 7 1 400 1 E-ma i l info@bna•rcraft.com, Website: www.bntten-norman.com.

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