AD/Do 328/35 Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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.

Dornier 328 Series Aeroplanes

AD/DO 328/35 Rudder Spring Tab Lever Assembly 1/2006

Applicability:

Model 328-100 aircraft, serial numbers 3005 through 3119.

Requirement:

Inspect in accordance with Dornier Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB-328-27-036.

Note:  LBA AD 2003-383 refers.

Compliance:

Within 400 flight hours or 2 months after 19 January 2006, whichever occurs first.  Inspect thereafter at each C-Check or equivalent.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 January 2006.

Background:

The manufacturer has determined that the possibility of failure exists in the rudder flight control system due to cracks in the spring tab lever assembly bearing lugs.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

2 December 2005