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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/CASA/26 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 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.

Casa 212 Series Aeroplanes
AD/CASA/26 Amdt 2  Steering System Hydraulic Installation  12/2008

Applicability:  All Model C-212 series aeroplanes.
Requirement:       1. Unless previously accomplished, do the actions in Requirements (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this Directive in accordance with the applicable service bulletin.

                     (a) Rework the nose landing gear (NLG) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of CASA Service Bulletin 212-32-21,
                     Revision 2 dated 10 November 1987.

                     (b) Modify the hydraulic steering system of the NLG in accordance with the Instructions for Accomplishment of CASA Service Bulletin SB-212-32-22 Revision 2 dated 28 July 1997.

                   2. Test the cable tension of the nosewheel steering system. Adjust the tension, if necessary.  Accomplish these actions in accordance with CASA COM 212-172 Revision 4 dated 9 December 2002, or CASA COM 212-173 Revision 3 dated
                   22 February 1995; as applicable.

                   3. Revise the Limitations Section of the Aeroplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include the following statement.  This may be accomplished by inserting a copy of this AD in the AFM.

                     "Nose wheel malfunction during take-off run-Initiate or "perform" normal RTO procedures."

                Note 1:  When a statement identical to that in Requirement 3 of this Directive has been included in the general revisions of the AFM, the general revisions may be inserted into the AFM, and the copy of this Directive may be removed from the AFM.

                   4. Do not install on any aeroplane a NLG unless it has been reworked in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) of this AD.

                Note 2:  Spanish AD 01/02 dated 17 April 2002 refers.

Compliance:  For Requirement 1 - Remains unchanged as: Before 30 May 2006.

             For Requirement 2 - At intervals not to exceed 600 flight hours or whenever any abnormal vibration of the nosewheel steering system occurs.

             For Requirement 3 - Remains unchanged as: Within 6 months after the effective date of the original issue of this Directive, unless previously accomplished

             For Requirement 4 - From the effective date of this Directive.
             This Amendment becomes effective on 20 November 2008.
Background:  This Directive requires rework of