COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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 39.1 (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.

AMD Fan Jet Falcon (Falcon 20/Mystere-Falcon 200) Series Aeroplanes

AD/AMD 20/30 Extinguishing Pipe in the Engine Area 13/2003

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Applicability: Falcon 200 aircraft not incorporating Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin F200-A120.

Requirement: Inspect the left and right engine fire protection systems for evidence of 6 extinguisher discharge holes in each of the fire extinguisher pipes part numbers (P/N) MY2079101GO2 and MY2079103GO2.

Note: DGAC Emergency Airworthiness Directive U F-2003-419(B) refers.

Compliance: Effective 14 November 2003; before further flight.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 14 November 2003.

Background: This Directive has been issued in response to a report of a defective fire extinguisher discharge pipe being found during aircraft maintenance. The pipe did not have any of the 6 discharge holes drilled. In the event of an engine fire, the fire protection system would have been ineffective.

Jim Coyne

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 14 November 2003

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 November 2003.

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