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EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No.: 2013-0162

Date: 24 July 2013

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 EU 748/2012, Part 21.A.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 :

DASSAULT AVIATION

Type/Model designation(s) :

Falcon 7X aeroplanes

TCDS Number : EASA.A.062

Foreign AD : Not applicable

Supersedure : None

ATA 32 Main Landing Gear – Pintle Pin – Replacement

Manufacturer(s): DASSAULT AVIATION

Applicability: Falcon 7X aeroplanes, all manufacturer serial numbers.

Reason: Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, the manufacturer of the landing gears of the Falcon 7X 

aeroplanes, has advised that pintle pins Part Number (P/N) 55-2355007-01 

being installed on a certain number of aeroplanes may be incorrectly protected 

against corrosion. These pins are designed to shear in case of excessive loads 

on the main landing gears so that structural damage would be contained after a 

landing gear collapse. The cadmium-coating inside the bore of suspect pins 

may not be compliant to the original thickness specifications. Inspection of a few 

removed parts in service revealed that traces of limited corrosion can be found 

on an unstressed area of the pins. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty identified a list of 

potentially affected pintle pins and subsequently, Dassault Aviation identified on 

which aeroplanes those pintle pins were installed.

This condition, if not corrected, may lead to corrosion of the pins and ultimately 

cause them to shear under normal load. This could result in landing gear 

collapse during take-off or landing.

To address this condition, Dassault Aviation, with the support of MessierBugatti-Dowty, developed Service Bulletin (SB) F7X-182 to provide instructions 

for removal of potentially affected pintle pins and replacement with serviceable 

parts.

For the reasons described above, this AD requires replacement of pintle pins on 

affected airplanes. This AD also prohibits installation of a potentially affected 

part on an aeroplane.
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Effective Date: 30 July 2013

Required Action(s) 

and Compliance 

Time(s):

Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished:

(1) Within 2 months after the effective date of this AD, for aeroplanes as listed 

in Table 1 of this AD, replace the pintle pins P/N 55-2355007-01 on LH and 

RH main landing gears with serviceable parts in accordance with the 

accomplishment instructions of Dassault Aviation SB F7X-182 revision 3.

Table 1 - Affected aeroplanes S/N

From 4 to 6 inclusive, 9, 12, 19, from 21 to 25 inclusive, 29, 32, 33, 37, 

from 39 to 42 inclusive, 45, from 49 to 53 inclusive, 55, 56, 62, 63, 65, 

from 67 to 69 inclusive, 81, 82, 84 and 120

(2) From the effective date of this AD, do not install on an aeroplane any pintle 

pin P/N 55-2355007-01 with S/N as listed in Appendix 1 of this AD.

Ref. Publications: Dassault Aviation SB F7X-182 revision 3 dated 26 February 2013.

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. Based on the required actions and the compliance time, EASA have 

decided to issue a Final AD with Request for Comments, postponing the 

public consultation process until after publication.

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 questions concerning the technical content of the requirements in 

this AD, please contact your Dassault Falcon Technical Assistance:

 For Europe, Middle East and Africa based operators:

Hot Line: (33) 1 47 11 37 37

 For USA, Canada and Mexico based operators:

Help Desk: (1) 800-2FALCON (2325266)

 All other areas:

Help Desk: (1) 201 541 4747
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Appendix 1 - Pintle Pin P/N 55-2355007-01, S/N

EXC-0001

EXC-0003

EXC-0008

EXC-0009

EXC-0010

EXC-0015

EXC-0017

EXC-0018

EXC-0019

EXC-0020

EXC-0022

EXC-0023

EXC-0024

EXC-0025

EXC-0026

EXC-0027

EXC-0029

EXC-0030

EXC-0031

EXC-0033

EXC-0037

EXC-0038

EXC-0040

EXC-0041

EXC-0043

EXC-0044

EXC-0045

EXC-0046

EXC-0047

EXC-0050

EXC-0051

EXC-0052

EXC-0053

EXC-0054

EXC-0057

EXC-0059

EXC-0060

EXC-0061

EXC-0062

EXC-0063

EXC-0064

EXC-0065

EXC-0067

EXC-0069

EXC-0072

EXC-0074

EXC-0075

EXC-0076

EXC-0077

EXC-0078

EXC-0084

EXC-0091

EXC-0092

EXC-0093

EXC-0096

EXC-0098

EXC-0099

EXC-0101

EXC-0102

EXC-0103

EXC-0106

EXC-0107

EXC-0108

EXC-0109

EXC-0110

EXC-0111

EXC-0114

EXC-0115

EXC-0117

EXC-0119

EXC-0120

EXC-0121

EXC-0122

EXC-0123

EXC-0124

EXC-0125

EXC-0126

EXC-0127

EXC-0128

EXC-0129

EXC-0130

EXC-0131

EXC-0132

EXC-0133

EXC-0134

EXC-0135

EXC-0136

EXC-0137

EXC-0138

EXC-0139

EXC-0143

EXC-0144

EXC-0147

EXC-0148

EXC-0149

EXC-0150

EXC-0152

EXC-0153

EXC-0154

EXC-0155

EXC-0158

EXC-0162

EXC-0163

EXC-0164

EXC-0167

EXC-0168

EXC-0170

EXC-0172

EXC-0173

EXC-0175

EXC-0177

EXC-0178

EXC-0183

EXC-0184

EXC-0190

EXC-0192

EXC-0193

EXC-0194

EXC-0197

EXC-0198