EASA AD No.: 2012-0037 

EASA Form 110 Page 1/2 

EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 

AD No.: 2012-0037 

Date: 09 March 2012 

Note: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued by EASA, acting in accordance with 

Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 on behalf of the European Community, its Member States and 

of the European third countries that participate in the activities of EASA under Article 66 of that 

Regulation.

This AD is issued in accordance with EC 1702/2003, Part 21A.3B. In accordance with EC 2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.301, the 

continuing airworthiness of an aircraft shall be ensured by accomplishing any applicable ADs. Consequently, no person may operate 

an aircraft to which an AD applies, except in accordance with the requirements of that AD, unless otherwise specified by the Agency 

[EC 2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.303] or agreed with the Authority of the State of Registry [EC 216/2008, Article 14(4) exemption]. 

Type Approval Holder’s Name : 

Kidde Graviner

Type/Model designation(s) : 

Hand Operated Fire Extinguisher 

ETSO Authorisations : CAA/UK certificate numbers E06367, E08397 

Foreign AD : Not applicable 

Supersedure : None 

ATA 26 Fire Protection – Hand Operated Fire Extinguisher – Modification 

Manufacturer(s): Kidde Graviner (A Hamilton Sundstrand Company) 

Applicability: Hand operated fire extinguisher, Part Number (P/N) 56412-001 (34H), 

56411-001 (35H) and 56412-002 (38H). 

The affected hand operated fire extinguishers are known to be installed on, 

but not limited to, the following aeroplane types: 

 BAE Systems (Operations) ATP; 

 BAE Systems (Operations) Jetstream 4100; 

 EADS-CASA C-212 ‘Aviocar’; 

 Fokker Services F27; 

 Short Brothers SD3 and 

 Short Brothers SC7 ‘Skyvan’. 

Reason: An instance occurred where an operator tried to use the fire extinguisher, but 

the extinguisher failed to operate when the activation lever was pressed. 

This condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead, in case of need to 

use the device to extinguish a fire on an aircraft, to jeopardize the occupants’ 

safety as well as the flight continuation and safe landing. 
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The part manufacturer Kidde Graviner has introduced a design change to 

remove the root cause of the possible failure. 

This AD requires to modify all potentially defective fire extinguishers. 

Effective Date: 23 March 2012 

Required Action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s): 

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously: 

(1) Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD, modify the fire 

extinguisher in accordance with the instructions of Kidde Graviner Service 

Bulletin (SB) A26-081 Rev. 1. 

(2) After the effective date of this AD, do not install any fire extinguisher with 

P/N mentioned in the Applicability section of this AD on an aeroplane, 

unless it has been modified in compliance with the requirements of this 

AD. 

(3) Fire extinguisher modifications accomplished, before the effective date of 

this AD, in accordance with Kidde Graviner Service Bulletin A26-081 

original issue, are acceptable to comply with the requirements of 

paragraph (1) of this AD. After the effective date of this AD, Kidde 

Graviner Service Bulletin A26-081 Rev. 1 must be used. 

Ref. Publications: Kidde Graviner Service Bulletin A26-081 Rev. 1 dated 31 January 2012. 

The use of later approved revisions of this document is acceptable for 

compliance with the requirements of this AD. 

Remarks: 1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve 

Alternative Methods of Compliance for this AD. 

2. This AD was posted on 17 November 2011 as PAD 11-122 for 

consultation until 15 December 2011. The Comment Response Document 

can be found at http://ad.easa.europa.eu/. 

3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Safety Information 

Section, Executive Directorate, EASA. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu. 

4. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements in 

this AD, please contact: Kidde Graviner Limited, Tony Carroll, 

Mathisen Way Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 0HB, United Kingdom 

Telephone +44 (0) 1753 683245 , Fax +44 (0) 1753 685040; 

E-mail: Tony.Carroll@hs.utc.com.