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next check after the last flight of the day.

 Eurocopter AS 332 (Super Puma) Series Helicopters

 AD/S-PUMA/45 Amdt 1 (continued)

           Note 1: Compliance with this amendment cancels the operational restrictions imposed by the original issue of this AD which became effective on 12th November 2002.

           Note 2: DGAC AD T2002-582(A) refers.

 Compliance: 1.i. Within 50 flight hours and before December 31, 2002 (whichever occurs first).

              1.ii. Within 250 flight hours following the magnetic particle inspection and before December 31, 2002 (whichever occurs first).

2.        No later than 750 flight hours (since new for the vibration absorber).

3.        Within 300 flight hours, then at maximum intervals of 300 flight hours, after compliance with paragraph 2.B.1 of EUROCOPTER AS 332 Alert Telex.

4.        Within 100 flight hours, then at maximum intervals of 100 flight hours (without exceeding 3 month intervals between inspections).

           This Amendment becomes effective on the 26 November 2002.

           Background: This Airworthiness Directive is issued after a helicopter lost a pendulous weight following the failure of the shaft that supports the pendulous flyweight assemblies on the main rotor vibration absorbers.

           Loss of one or more weights will cause very high vibration in the rotor system and may cause rotor system damage.

           This amendment specifies various inspections that need to be carried out on the vibration absorber assembly. The original issue of this AD only required an operational limitation as an interim measure, pending the issue of this amendment. Compliance with this amendment removes the operational limitation imposed by the original issue of this AD.

           The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 12 November 2002.

 David Alan Villiers

 Delega te of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 25 November 2002
 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 November 2002.