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McDonnell Douglas (Hughes) and Kawasaki 369 Series Helicopters

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

    For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/HU 369/41 Amdt 9 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/HU 369/41
    Amdt 10

      Main Rotor Blade Root Fitting Assembly and Hub Lead-Lag Link Assemblies

    7/2000

DM

               Applicability: Model 369 series equipped with main rotor blade assemblies and main rotor hub lead- lag link assemblies listed in the Requirement document.

               Requirement: Action in accordance with MD Helicopters SB Nos. HN-211.6, DN-51.8, EN-42.6, and FN-31.6 dated 3 January 2000.

               Note 1: FAA AD 95-03-13 refers to Amendment 9.

               Note 2: FAA AD 91-17-04 refers to Amendment 6 and earlier amendments of this Directive.

    Compliance: 1. Requirement Document:

                   1. Part I: As applicable:

                       * Unless already accomplished in accordance with the previous amendment of this directive, within 25 hours time in service after the effective date of this directive, or

                       * 100 hours time in service after the last inspection in accordance with Amendment 9 of this directive, and

                       * thereafter every 100 hours time in service; and

                       * prior to the installation of either main rotor blades, or a main rotor hub.

                   1. Part II: At intervals not exceeding:

                       * 25 hours time in service after the last inspection in accordance with the previous issue of this directive, for certain blades specified at paragraph
                     1.G of the Requirement document, or

                       * 15 hours time in service after the last inspection in accordance with the previous issue of this directive, for other blades specified at paragraph 1.G of the Requirement document.
 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

           This Directive shall be entered on the Maintenance Release as maintenance required. The visual inspection required by Part II of the Requirement Document may be performed and certified by the Pilot in Command. In which case, a copy of the Requirement Document and this Directive is to be carried in the aircraft.

           The Compliance for Amendments 7 and 8, and the Compliance for Requirement 1 of Amendment 9 remains unchanged from 17 February 1993.

           This Amendment becomes effective on 31 May 2000.

           Background:  There has