Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B10655:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B10655
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 3122–4451

service after 14 December 1990.

             2.    Within next 5 hours time in service after 14 December 1990 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 50 hours time in service. Also prior to the first flight of each day the helicopter is to be operated.

3.    (a) Within next 5 hours time in service after 14 December 1990 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 50 hours time in service.

                (b) Within next 5 hours time in service after 14 December 1990 and thereafter prior to the first flight of each day the helicopter is to be operated.

           Note: This Directive shall be entered on the Maintenance Release as maintenance required. The visual inspection required by Para 2 and 3 may be performed by the pilot in command, in which case certification is to be made by entering AD/HU269/97 against the daily inspection certification of the Maintenance Release. A copy of this Airworthiness Directive is to be kept in the aircraft.

           Background:  An investigation in New Zealand has revealed that certain main and tail rotor blades repaired in that country had not been repaired in accordance with proper procedures (eg time expired adhesives etc).

           The New Zealand CAA believe this to be a potentially serious safety of flight issue and that some of these blades are in Australia.